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...will have only a marginal effect on the long-term prospects of the auto industry. Subsidies don't so much increase demand as kidnap it, inspire people to take the money they were saving for a new fridge and apply it to a pickup instead. As for the environmental benefit, the new fleet will save about 160 million gal. of gasoline a year--which sounds awfully good, except that we use 378 million...
...apparently unhappy about aspects of the plan. Even as the decision was made, one other member of the Jackson clan urged caution about any rush to cash in. Taj Jackson, 36, the late entertainer's nephew (the son of his brother Tito), says that the projects would benefit from more "family input" to ensure his uncle's legacy is protected. He adds: "I don't want this to turn into something like 'let's make as much money as we can.'" (See a post-Michael guide to the Jackson family...
...lost male income. The scale of male job losses was evident even when the stimulus bill was passed. That did not stop incoming Congressman Jared Polis, a Colorado Democrat, from warning Obama that "gender imbalance in occupations related to physical infrastructure development means that the direct job creation will benefit mostly...
...human being who was born as a woman and who has grown up all her life as a woman, but who is now in a position where this is being questioned." Because there is not yet any scientific evidence that Semenya is a man, officials gave her "the benefit of the doubt" and the all clear to race on Wednesday...
...hurt students. If schools are targeting ranking factors like improving graduation rates and improving freshman retention and paying faculty more money and having more small classes and fewer large classes and having faculty with better credentials, those are all U.S. News ranking factors, and the students are going to benefit from that...