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Let’s get something clear: the dialogue during the Harvard University Band (HUB) halftime show is supposed to be a joke...at least in that dorky, “I-go-to-Harvard” kind of way. But apparently our friends at Columbia don’t...

Author: By Samantha L. Connolly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: And the Band Couldn’t Play On | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

For all those reasons, Congressmen Kind and Flake proposed an amendment last summer to eliminate no-strings-attached direct payments, end subsidies to the rich, boost conservation funding and create a more targeted safety net for farmers having rough years. Kind thought they had a shot. A similar package had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Our Farm Policy Is Failing | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

So instead of cutting farm spending--which accounted for less than nutrition spending--Peterson persuaded Pelosi to pry money out of the Ways and Means Committee by closing a loophole that helps foreign firms duck U.S. tax liabilities. Republicans denounced this back-door tax hike to no avail. "They had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Our Farm Policy Is Failing | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

French members of Sarkozy's conservative-dominated parliament passed an amendment to the 2008 budget Tuesday, lifting the president's annual salary from $146,000 to $346,000. The move seeks to clarify the complicated, multi-sourced arrangement under which French Presidents have been paid. Indeed, even as leftist opponents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy Moves to Boost His Salary | 10/31/2007 | See Source »

What's striking about the decision to set Wilson free is the majority's reliance on the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Criminal defense attorneys often cite the language in seeking their client's release, but are rarely successful. In recent years, the U.S...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wilson's Sentence Overturned | 10/27/2007 | See Source »

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