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Supporters of the bailout stressed that the Federal Reserve only facilitated the deal, and that the $3.5 billion in rescue capital came from 16 large banks and brokerages, rather than from taxpayers. Yet the critics pointed out that the rescuing banks are backed by taxpayers through federal deposit insurance. Moreover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Brightest and the Brokest | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

And even when you've got support from your teaching staff, be able to cultivate exotic but plausible excuses for all contingencies. A suitable coded reference to "game five, six and seven, if necessary," might be on the order of "I'll know for certain by Friday whether the virus...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, | Title: Setting Your Post-Season Priorities | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

Clearly the images of the Hindu gods in the club are divorced completely from any religious connotation--they are mere commodities meant to add to its exotic flavor. Nothing could more trivialize the faith of Hindus. It is significant to note, perhaps, that the majority owner of the Karma Club...

Author: By Sujit Raman, | Title: The Material Girl Goes Spiritual | 9/22/1998 | See Source »

It is the same reason why many Hindus took offense to the cover of Aerosmith's Nine Lives, released in 1997. According to the on-line magazine India Pulse, "in place of Lord Krishna's face Sony and Columbia artists inserted the head of a cat. They also altered the...

Author: By Sujit Raman, | Title: The Material Girl Goes Spiritual | 9/22/1998 | See Source »

The Teachers, with a staggering $236 billion under management, was founded in 1918 by Andrew Carnegie to provide retirement security for educators. Its funds have never before been available outside education circles. The flagship CREF Stock Account was started in 1952, and since then has returned an average annual 11.7...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Follow The Teacher | 8/31/1998 | See Source »

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