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Over a St. Patrick’s Day meal of corned beef and Guinness, the online political editor of the Associate Press gave a prepared statement on broad political themes, but then faced a barrage of questions about the nomination contest between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton...
...evening, I visit the main commercial district: the oft-bombed Karrada. It straddles two broad avenues - Karrada In and Karrada Out - lined with shops selling everything from color TVs and furniture to vegetables and fruit. The two avenues are separated in some places by a single city block, and one is easily confused for the other. Now they seem worlds apart. Karrada In is buzzing: several new kebab restaurants have sprung up, and many shops have expanded. Karrada Out is the opposite, dark and empty, with most of the shops shuttered. Why? One explanation is that many of the businessmen...
...equity culture is far from dead at privately held companies, where broad-based stock-ownership plans (ESOPs) are still popular and well funded. If you're changing jobs, keep that in mind. At public companies, meanwhile, you can still command options or restricted shares if you are a top performer. "But most people should focus on their benefits, like a cash bonus, a raise and the 401(k) match," says David Broman, CEO of pay consultant Syzygy. "Companies are in the driver's seat...
...timing of the "Eirene" loan corresponds with a broad set of investigations and lawsuits regarding looted art that has targeted some of America’s most renowned art institutions, including the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the MFA, and the university art museums at Yale and Princeton...
...tell you that it’s the best television show ever made. (I think so, and many critics agree.) I could even tell you that it’s not merely a TV show; it’s a potential political force that, if it ever finds a broad enough viewership, would have the power to change the fabric of this entire country. (Ask Barack Obama—more on that in a minute.) All I can tell you with certainty about “The Wire,” though, is that it’s simply wonderful...