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...with [health care-related] issues.” Philipson approached the topic more cautiously. “I don’t think either camp has a Plan B for health care [should the bailout plan go through],” Philipson said. “Clearly, it would favor reduced spending. But this is all hypothetical.” Malani, who said he had hoped to examine the details and flush out the weaknesses in both candidates’ plans, spoke positively about the event afterwards. “I think we had some considerable success...
Robert R. Glauber, a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, explained that he was in favor of the current bailout package, because it would be “a rescue of individual, normal people, me and you, as much as a rescue of Wall Street...
...Bing included, there is a wealth of wonderful art emerging from China—especially Beijing. Unfortunately for some of the artists who decide to shrug off the demands of the international market in favor of more directional work, their art often meets the criticism from the government, often resulting in professional dismissal and bans on public displays of art. Nonetheless, Chinese artists today, due in great part to the art boom in their nation, are presented with incredible prospects. While the prices of art made by Chinese may fall, foreign interest in the Chinese art scene is unlikely...
Musical elitism is shoved out the door in favor of tunes that could probably find a home in just about anyone’s playlist. The hodgepodge of sounds—ranging from techno to hip-hop to rock—works in tandem with the band’s overarching theme...
...business acumen fair justification for the decision. Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez told the New York Times the move was "un-American," while the city's comptroller called it "an attempt to suspend democracy." Bloomberg himself has supported term limits since taking office in 2002, and said he continues to favor them. "You're not taking away term limits. You're simply going from two terms to three terms," he said...