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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...would use government money to buy bank paper of questionable value was all the more extraordinary because so few experts believe that the plan has any chance of working. It may be that the markets have been through such a long cycle of hopelessness that they are ready to grasp at any straw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Timothy Geithner's Transformation | 3/25/2009 | See Source »

...surer about where we are headed than Indians themselves. In this, India is a bit like a Monet painting - from a distance, the picture seems clear. It presents an image of an increasingly liberal, outward looking country which is eager for the opportunities that are now within its grasp. But close up, our reality is less straightforward. Many Indians stay cautious about our economic future, and fiercely disagree on fundamental policies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Imagining India: A Manifesto by the Bill Gates of Bangalore | 3/23/2009 | See Source »

...University of San Diego. In 1975, the SEC, in an effort to better define who was a legitimate rater of bonds, designated certain firms "nationally recognized statistical rating organizations" (NRSROs). Today, if you are a bank or a pension fund or an insurance company you have a firm grasp of the safety of your bond holdings - they're as safe as an NRSRO has told you they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Fix the Credit-Ratings Agencies | 3/23/2009 | See Source »

...thru) singles for three years, though don't expect to be overwhelmed by large common rooms.  That said, this House boasts excellent senior party suites. If you game the system right your group will get the Cockpit or Ground Zero senior year, otherwise you've failed to grasp the intricacies of Eliot's arcane housing lottery...

Author: By Sarah B. Joselow | Title: The Housing Crisis: Eliot House | 3/13/2009 | See Source »

...snatch from extinction's grasp a critter so reclusive it's an afterthought for government funding when compared with A-list animals like the panda? Answer: Do what sports teams have done with their stadiums. Brand the wombat with a corporate logo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wombat Love | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

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