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...government neither exists now, nor is it likely in my lifetime,” said Volcker. Given recent events in the financial markets and the subprime lending crisis, some in the audience wanted to hear Volcker’s opinions on the American economy. But Volcker was reluctant to comment directly on domestic issues, though he wasn’t beyond dropping hints. “We have been spending more in this country than we can afford,” he said. “We can’t afford to keep indefinitely spending six to seven percent...
...Edwards, when asked about the comment in a press conference the next day, shot back: "I've heard [Obama] talk about compromise and negotiation and bringing people together. I believe there's a fight in front of us. I don't believe that the defense contractors, the oil companies the pharmaceutical companies, et cetera, are going to give up their power willingly and I don't think we can sit around a table and be nice to them and they're going to relinquish the power that they have today. And that means you've got to have somebody...
...will be leaving Harvard at the end of the academic year to become the Firmenich professor of chemistry at MIT. Jacobsen, however, told The Crimson in an e-mail that he had yet to make a final decision on where he would work next year. He declined to comment further...
...Several chemistry graduate students and professors contacted for this article, including department chair Andrew G. Myers, declined to comment...
...While Watson’s anecdotes are often fascinating, the book simply does not fulfill its potential, thanks in large part to its unpleasant, conceited atmosphere. Yet, when the reader looks at the book in perspective, perhaps he should be relieved that Watson’s most controversial comment is about avoiding boring people, not about questioning genetic capabilities based on race...