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...Whether it's 200 million or 500 million [cases], that's a lot of infections with a big health burden and a big economic burden," says Bernard Nahlen, deputy coordinator of the U.S. President's Malaria Initiative - especially, he says, "for something that is treatable and to a large extent preventable. If your child's life can be saved by treatment for 50 cents, you should treat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Global Malaria Estimates Are Reduced | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

...issue has become, to some extent, the Republican answer to any and all questions that come up on the economy. McCain returns to it in nearly every speech on the subject, even though drilling has as much to do with the collapse of Wall Street financial firms or the falling job market as abortion does. The drilling issue may even help explain his choice of running mate - Sarah Palin's one area of true expertise can be said to be the politics of energy extraction...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democrats Join the 'Drill, Baby, Drill!' Chorus | 9/17/2008 | See Source »

...That, and the fact that unlike with Lehman - where the possibility of failure was openly discussed for months and to a certain extent planned for - federal officials and market participants don't seem to have really focused on AIG's problems until this week. While the company's insurance subsidiaries are regulated by New York insurance superintendent Eric Dinallo, it is overseen at the holding company level by the federal Office of Thrift Supervision, which mostly regulates the savings and loan industry. Plus, it was awfully hard for outsiders - and even insiders - to understand the gravity of the company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Government Wouldn't Let AIG Fail | 9/16/2008 | See Source »

...given ample opportunity to share their thoughts and experiences concerning HUPD’s practices. Several inflammatory encounters between HUPD and minority community members have been well documented, but other similar incidents may have occurred without being reported to either HUPD or University officials. Only when the full extent of the problem is assessed can the committee begin to consider appropriate responses.At the end of the day, we are hopeful that the review committee—which boasts an accomplished membership and a significant vote of confidence on the University’s part—will prove equal...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Necessary Review | 9/14/2008 | See Source »

...starting to get light outside and soon we'll be able to see the full extent of the damage. Eventually, my parents will be able to go check on their beach house in Galveston County. From what we saw last night, it's probably under water. Their bulkhead was just six feet high, far too low to stop the storm surge. But it's hard not to feel relieved anyway. We're all safe, and it looks like my brother will get married after all, no tugboat required...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Riding Out Ike: What it Really Felt Like | 9/13/2008 | See Source »

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