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...first time in 10 months on Monday after an opinion poll published in a British newspaper suggested that none of the parties contesting the country's upcoming general election would emerge with overall control. A so-called hung parliament, investors deduced, would not likely result in a clear plan to tackle the country's dreadful public finances. (See pictures of the financial crisis in London...
...course, investors' nerves are based on the idea that a clear election winner would create the best conditions for tackling that treacherous shortfall. While it's a reasonable assumption, it's hardly foolproof. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has little credibility left when it comes to the economy following his stint as Britain's free-spending Finance Minister in the decade leading up to the financial crisis. And although the Conservatives have pledged immediate cuts to the deficit should they win, they're still light on detail. (See a Q&A with Gordon Brown...
...second experiment, 50 students were similarly divided into two groups, this time in equally bright rooms, but one group was given sunglasses to wear and the other glasses with clear lenses. Each volunteer was then placed before a computer and told to interact - via chat only - with a partner in another room, who was actually one of the researchers. The volunteers were given $6 to divide any way they wanted between themselves and their partner. There was no question of honesty on the line - keeping the entire $6 and giving the partner nothing was a permissible choice - but there were...
...It’s clear, though, that his talents are by no means limited to the basketball court...
...let’s be clear, under the new budget paradigm, the dean claims the right to do so,” she said...