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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...trillions of dollars going out the door without anyone keeping tabs on it." - In an April 2009 interview, noting that his goal as special inspector general was to inform the public that the government bailout programs were not a "black hole." (CNNMoney.com, April...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TARP Watchdog Neil Barofsky | 7/21/2009 | See Source »

After a massive voyage like this, are you concerned that everyday life might feel kind of mundane? I don't know. It's great to see my friends. At the same time, it's really weird not to have another goal that I'm really focused on. In port I had fun, but there was always that next ocean to cross...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Teen Who Sailed the World Solo | 7/21/2009 | See Source »

...governors' differences, says Rendell, "we would all like to see some federal policy where everyone in the country has access to health care." It's a noble goal. The real question, however, is who should have to pick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicaid and the States: Health-Care Reform's Next Hurdle | 7/21/2009 | See Source »

...afraid of, that uncertainty." Li believes it could take 15 years for China to make the yuan a fully convertible currency. Laurence Brahm, a China expert and author of the new book The Anti-Globalization Breakfast Club, seconds this view. Though Brahm believes that China has a long-term goal of making the yuan a top-tier global currency, he says that the major reforms needed may have to wait until new leaders come to power. "During the administration of [President] Hu Jintao, a conservative leadership, I don't think they want to do anything that is too reformist," Brahm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Plans for Replacing the Dollar | 7/21/2009 | See Source »

Leblanc’s ultimate goal is to play in the NHL, but he wants to get as much out of Harvard as he can before transitioning into a life of full-time hockey...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NHL First-Round Pick Leblanc Harvard Bound | 7/20/2009 | See Source »

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