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...Public Mistrust Re Michael Grunwald's piece on how Washington failed us: I'm neither Republican nor Democrat, and I am disgusted with both [Oct. 13]. Both presidential candidates want to blame Wall Street, and there is surely some merit to that. But the heart of the problem rests with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, two quasi-government corporations. Despite several attempts by legislators to call attention to the impending crisis, others preached the soundness of these institutions. This is not a failure of the free-market system; it is the failure of big government and its manipulations. Jim Vance...
...you’re wondering why Yale has been so mediocre this season, you need not look further than running back Mike McLeod. Last year’s Ivy League Player of the Year is averaging just 3.6 yards per carry. Whether the blame lies with him, his offensive line, or his coaches is irrelevant—if McLeod’s not on his game neither are the Bulldogs.Still, I’m not convinced that Penn is a real contender—not when the Quakers offense was shut down by Columbia for the entire second half...
There is plenty of blame to go around on this issue. Bribing students is not the business of universities. SAT exams are admissions test, intended to help admissions officers at colleges and universities select an incoming class. Not only is Baylor subverting the intent of the SATs, but it is also setting a terrible example for its students. As an institution of higher education, Baylor should be committed to academic integrity. There is nothing admirable about this extraordinary case of grade grubbing...
...Health Alliance officials blame much of their financial troubles on the state’s 2006 health care reform program to lower the number of uninsured in the state, which also dropped the rate of reimbursement for hospitals providing uncompensated services...
...Baytelman says part of the blame lies with the Chilean media. Local media tends to highlight sensationalist accounts of robberies, rapes, murders and assaults. Watching the TV news here, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in the favelas of Brazil or the mean streets of Colombia, not in relatively safe Santiago...