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...people would be a little wary of crowing in public nowadays. But ratings are up. As the rest of the country stews over the mismanagement of insurers and banks, there's still a small, demographically appealing niche for talking heads fulminating against the "demonization" of business and being in favor of laissez-faire government...
...ears and, probably, wallet. The recent move to permanently remove HFCS from soft drinks is even more promising. Last year, Red Bull unveiled “Simply Cola,” their natural-sugar only soda. Snapple recently announced that they’ll be losing HFCS in favor of natural sugar. And just last week Pepsi announced that “Pepsi Natural,” will permanently populate shelves within the next few weeks. All this is a sharp reversal of the mindless use of high-fructose corn syrup that has been the case in this country since...
...experimenting with “The History Boys” and forming their own distinct version of it, the cast and crew of this new production hope that thetw. For Walker, who gave up a chance to study abroad in Paris this semester in favor of directing this play, it will certainly be a very personal experience. “This is our ‘History Boys,’” she says. “If it was any other way I think Bennett would be upset.”—Staff Writer Chris...
...State regulation, protection, and intervention do not necessarily mean economic isolation from the rest of the world. But, when faced with a choice, we should certainly favor regulation over protectionism. If strong global regulation doesn’t happen, then the most sensible thing for many countries will be to shelter themselves from the rest of the world...
...argument has won little favor with human-rights groups. "In our view, Section 144 is a draconian colonial-era law that flies against the most basic principles of freedom of assembly," said Ali Dayan Hasan of Human Rights Watch. "We have repeatedly called for it to be abolished. Any use of the law is by its nature oppressive. Last year the government won plaudits for allowing the same march by lawyers to proceed to Islamabad. It is disappointing that the Pakistani government feels the need to revert to an authoritarian tradition that is best left behind...