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...Nicolais said that such a comparison would be irrelevant because magazines differ in the number of issues produced, copies produced and students who read the publication—and in the amount of money requested. H Bomb’s initial request...
Wechsler, who said he was unsure whether Harvard participated in his study, wrote in an e-mail that administrators differ significantly in their proposed solutions to undergraduate alcohol abuse...
...challenge for us to maintain a coalition of people whose politics may differ widely on many issues in American life,” O’Brien said. “There’s nothing in the law that’s not political, including those questions...
...MUCH DO THEY DIFFER? Both men reject same-sex marriages but would allow states to offer civil unions. That would not give gay couples access to the benefits married couples receive from 1,138 different federal statutes, however. Both appear to be trying to satisfy their bases without turning off swing voters. --By Mitch Frank
...compare two earnings calculations that usually appear in a company's earnings release and make sure they're not too far apart. Look at operating profits (also called pro forma earnings). That number should include only net income from the company's primary business operations, and it shouldn't differ too greatly from GAAP earnings (total profits), which include special charges like restructuring and acquisitions. Those write-offs "may significantly weaken a balance sheet or impair a competitive business environment," Bianco says. "And they are likely to happen again...