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...some of the money that they have rightfully generated to give back to the communities that host them. There is nothing wrong, and much to be lauded, about donating some of their sizable endowments for philanthropic purposes. Where this amendment falters is its attempted use of University funds to bolster faltering state programs. Gifts and contributions to Massachusetts should be University-driven and not muddled by the bureaucracy and mandate of the state...
...into the media stratosphere last September, when the Portuguese police named the McCanns "arguidos," or suspects, making the couple the focus of the continuing Portuguese investigation - which at that point was clearly foundering. What followed was a constant flow of often outlandish and anonymous leaks that seem designed to bolster the case against the parents. One claimed the girl was buried at sea; another said the McCanns had participated in wife-swapping orgies. The leaks typically first appeared in Portuguese news outlets before being repeated by the British media. The McCanns countered by successfully suing the Express Newspaper group...
...douse the candidates’ in newer and more dramatic paint. Radio host Tammy Bruce kicked off a great development on Fox News earlier this month when she “diagnosed” Clinton with mythomania, what she calls “[making] up fantastic stories to bolster [one’s] image.” Whether or not this is medically sound or accurate (it’s not), people love the psychopathology angle: what if it turned out the Tuzla incident was actually a psychotic episode, and that Sen. Clinton is in fact schizophrenic economist John Nash...
...M.D.C. secretary general Tendai Biti reacted by saying Mugabe had "declared war." At a press conference Saturday, Tsvangirai warned of a gathering "war against the people," adding, "In the run-off, violence will be the weapon." Tsvangirai flew to South Africa late on Sunday for talks to try to bolster international pressure on Mugabe...
...same "choice architecture," as the authors call it, could be used to bolster the nation's ranks of organ donors. In one survey, only 64% of people wishing to be organ donors had marked that choice on their driver's license. If, instead of making people choose to donate, states asked them to check a box if they chose not to, participation rates would skyrocket--from 42% to 82% in one experiment. Even just forcing people to make a decision one way or another (with no default) boosts participation to 79%. More lives saved, and more people following through...