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...know when a President is a pop-culture fixture? When he becomes a can of soda. During the coverage of Barack Obama's swearing-in, Pepsi showed off a new advertising campaign that audaciously hopes to benefit from his buzz. Brandishing graphics similar to Obama's change ads and a new logo not unlike his red-white-and-blue O, the spots declared, "Yes you can"--get it? can?--and announced, "Every generation refreshes the world...
...deep spirituality was the only thing that kept her fragile relationships intact and prevented her from committing suicide. I applaud Marsha Linehan's methods and wish they had been used in my mother's case. It's too late for her, but I pray that future generations will benefit from Linehan's techniques and perhaps be spared the intense pain of this mystifying and debilitating disorder. Nancy Leggio, BROOKLYN...
...idea. It would provide immediate consumer stimulus, a direct jolt that might unclog the commercial arteries. The money could be easily passed from the Federal Government to the states, which administer sales taxes. But Obama resisted and finally rejected the idea. "He thought it would provide a temporary benefit, that it had no substantial or lasting policy impact," a senior transition adviser told me. "I think he was remembering the campaign, when Hillary and McCain favored the gas-tax holiday, which he thought was frivolous, and he opposed it for that very reason - if we're going to spend money...
...winter break finals. Next year, Harvard will convert to a bi-semester calendar system, which moves exams to before the break, and therefore allows for a longer January vacation. Rationally, this should make me happy—there are plenty of good reasons to make the shift, and I benefit from these changes as much as anyone else. But as I begin to plan my final intersession, I can’t help but feel a little nostalgic...
...money: the expanded tax credits for renewables in Obama's stimulus plan. The problem is that credits reduce a company's tax bills, but many renewable energy companies are start-ups that have yet to become profitable - meaning they don't pay enough taxes to benefit from a credit. Until recently, banks like Lehman Brothers bought credits from renewable energy companies and used them to reduce their own tax liabilities - for the good that did. With that market vaporized, Washington can increase tax credits all it wants, but the policy will have little effect. The answer is to make...