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Summers is a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat who believes in trying to keep the conflicting forces of the U.S. economy--free trade, worker protections, rising incomes and fair tax rates--in balance. And he believes in risking dramatic action in a crisis. "It's a lot easier to correct the errors of overreaction than the errors of underreaction," Summers said in a speech to a securities-industry group in October...
...Jakes dismisses the idea that race played a role with black voters. His view may be racially sensitive and politically correct, but it fails to explain why more than 95% of blacks voted for Obama. I find it difficult to imagine what factor other than racial solidarity could have produced such overwhelming numbers. Andy Horvath, Elverson, Pennsylvania...
...Beijing, too, seems well aware of the Dalai Lama's age. In a recent press conference, a senior official was quoted by official media as speaking of a "post Dalai Lama era," calling on the leader to "correct his mistakes and get closer to the central government and do something beneficial for the people...during the remainder of his life, no matter if his health condition is good or poor." That would be consistent with the simple policy many analysts believe the Chinese have settled on: waiting until the Dalai Lama dies and refusing to concede anything in the meantime...
...lead.] You have also some of the folds that you don't see on the ESPN tapes, and situations where I made the right folds and my opponent didn't show me their hands. When I talked to the other guys after, they told me I had made the correct fold. So there are a lot of key points. But basically, folding at the right time and getting good setups at the right time is key, as well as big hands...
...bridge loan consider the proposal unlikely to pass in the face of an expected Republican filibuster. Some in the party would not mind if one or two of the auto companies go under, reasoning that it would be easier to force them to restructure along strict environmentally correct lines. But there's concern that bankruptcy could lead to a broader economic fallout. "Because of the condition of the credit market, there's some concern the car companies would have to liquidate," says one senior Democratic aide...