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...American politicians, meanwhile, assured the rest of the world that its currency was dependable by linking the U.S. dollar to gold; $1 equaled 35 oz. of bullion. Nations also agreed to buy and sell U.S. dollars to keep their currencies within 1% of the fixed rate. And thus the golden age of the U.S. dollar began...
...unconstitutional), and touched off a backlash among California conservatives. They put more than a million signatures together to force a Nov. 4 vote that, if successful, would undo the high court's ruling on gay marriage and stop what has been a stampede by gay and lesbian couples to Golden State courthouses...
...Professor Masahiko Okada of Niigata University School of Medicine questions the hype around the banana diet. The human body has three essential nutrients - carbohydrates, fat and protein -, he says, and "the golden rule is to balance these three nutrients and a daily calorie intake. Once you understand that, you don't have to be swayed by the fad diet any more, whether it is a konnyaku (alimentary yam paste) or a banana diet." But a nation prone to dieting fads often ignores such sober advice...
...horizon darkened by a complete collapse of lending and the prospect of a long, deep recession. So Paulson and Bernanke changed course, as have some investors. "We can always adjust our retirement plan by a couple of years just to ride this out," says Linda Gallegos, 54, of Golden, Colo. She and her husband Gary have two 401(k)s. "I've been thinking, Oh, my God, this could be bad. But I feel pretty powerless to do anything. I figure, what goes down will come back up. Maybe we've seen the worst of it." Maybe. The fate...
Last year, the previous author of this column wrote, “There is a golden age of Harvard football and we are living...