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What gives with Visa? One possibility is that the company and its investment bankers are deluded and the IPO will crash and burn--but the current thinking on the Street is that it won't have trouble finding buyers. Another is that the financial types who've been crying crisis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Visa Charges On | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

That future isn't quite as bright as the National Front might hope. Although the ruling coalition is composed of more than a dozen ethnically based parties, minority Chinese and Indians are complaining more loudly about perceived government discrimination. In particular, many non-Muslims feel it is getting harder to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lowered Expectations | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

Perhaps he wants to steal the distinction of being the oldest presidential candidate in 2008 from John McCain. (Nader turns 74 today; McCain is 71.) Perhaps he simply has nothing better to do. Whatever his reasons, lifelong consumer advocate Ralph Nader has once again decided to launch a long-shot...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Running for the Right Reasons | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

Ostensibly, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is charged with protecting the safety of our health and the drugs we take. But the already misfit pairing of the free market pharmaceutical industry with the trust-based medical care model was further strained when the FDA approved direct-to-consumer advertising...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Problem with Jarvik's Prescription | 2/26/2008 | See Source »

Which means that, as with any marketed product, the buyer should always beware when it comes to drug ads. "We are taking a hard look at the deceptive tactics of drug companies in their direct-to-consumer advertising," said Stupak in a press release. But ultimately it's up to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Problem with Jarvik's Prescription | 2/26/2008 | See Source »

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