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Mandigo says there are merchant bankers, insurance companies and pension funds looking for places to park their cash that might view Hyatt as a smart investment. "This is something that's fresh, has a strong name behind it, and a good reputation in the industry," he says. "It's kind of like an oasis in the desert in terms of investment opportunity...
Meet the man behind the LOLCats phenomenon...
...about justice as argued in his new book, “Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?” at a packed panel discussion with three political experts at the Institute of Politics Forum last night. Sandel explained the three basic schools of thought behind justice, succinctly represented by the words “Utility”—seeking the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people; “Consent”—respecting the rights and freedoms of individuals; and “Virtue?...
...President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Of all the charges leveled against his administration by opposition leaders since the election - including widespread electoral fraud and staging a coup d'état - none has been as sickly captivating to Iranians as the stories of abuse and torture that have trickled out from behind prison walls. Not only is sexual violence particularly abhorrent in conservative Iranian society, but the charges also challenge the legitimacy of the Islamic government by calling into question its foundation upon moral justice. The Islamic revolution was inspired in part by such abuse during the Shah's authoritarian rule. (See pictures...
...been jostling with the army, raising fears of a military coup. Speaking in Brussels in January, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted the crisis had delayed E.U. accession talks. The report by the Independent Commission on Turkey says the country still needs to shed its "authoritarian legacies." (Read "Behind the Turkish Prime Minister's Outburst at Davos...