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Sarkozy's initial response was a cosmetic Cabinet reshuffle, shelving of the carbon tax and a promise of more reforms - albeit only those conservatives support. What he didn't do was admit he'd made mistakes and pledge to be more attentive to criticism. He might have to.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: French Election Fallout: Trouble Ahead for Sarkozy | 3/25/2010 | See Source »

The agency has different thresholds for acceptable lead levels depending on the product and how it is to be used, says FDA spokesperson Ira Allen. For example, in 2006 the agency lowered its acceptable level of lead in candy, which children are likely to eat in large amounts. The FDA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Lead Poisoning Could Lurk in Spices | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

While part of the changed insurance policy came from attempts to adhere to the university’s non-discrimination policy, the removal of the exclusion of coverage for the surgery has been years in the making. UHS agreed to cover sex hormones when the new policy was adopted in...

Author: By Alice E. M. Underwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Policy Covers Transgender Health | 3/10/2010 | See Source »

Men feeling self-conscious about the size of their breasts is nothing new?as members of the Seinfeld generation will recall, the episode in which Kramer invents "the Bro," or the "Mansierre" to tame oversized "man boobs" first aired in 1995. Yet, according to the BBC, in recent years discomfort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breast Reduction Surgeries on the Rise – For Men | 2/1/2010 | See Source »

"The devil [of clawbacks] is in the details," Harvard's Bebchuck told the House panel on compensation. "Firms have not provided sufficient information for outsiders to be able to assess whether the adopted clawbacks are meaningful or merely cosmetic."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Financial Firms Get Executives to Give Back Pay? | 1/27/2010 | See Source »

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