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...issue that may dog Specter is health care. In two town-hall meetings this month, he has been confronted by angry constituents who claim the current proposal in Congress tramples on their constitutional rights. At a particularly turbulent meeting in Lebanon, Pa., on Tuesday, one man yelled that "One day God is going to judge you and the rest of your damn cronies on the Hill." But it's not clear that voter anger over health-care reform will help the challenger either - Sestak is himself an outspoken backer of President Obama's efforts to reform the health-care system...
...concrete-heavy Salk Institute in nearby San Diego. The menu, naturally, is totally architectural: a rotating selection of made-to-order ice cream sandwiches in flavors such as Mintimalism, Louis Kahntaloupe and Frank Behry (in honor of the architect who designed the city's luminous Walt Disney Concert Hall). (Read about Frank Gehry...
...tortellini, a variety of meats. A dessert section complete with sliced peaches from the can, grapefruit wedges, fresh fruit salad (at dinner!), a humongous tub of Richardson’s chocolate ice cream (which Kenny said was nearly a nightly standard). He added that, for a while, the dining hall boasted strawberry and blueberry smoothies. As he spoke, Kenny was drinking Dudley House coffee—also known as Starbucks Sumatra, Extra Bold (he said it was—extra bold, that is). Apparently the salad dressing is also a crowd pleaser: When I arrived at our table, plate laden...
Fair enough. Certainly, at the government-supported firms where Feinberg will determine pay, the case for intervention is open and shut. They're taxpayer-supported entities, after all. Feinberg does face tough decisions, such as what to do about Andrew J. Hall, head of the moneymaking Phibro energy-trading unit of money-hemorrhaging Citigroup, whose performance-based contract could net him about $100 million this year. One can extrapolate from Feinberg's past performance, though, that the veteran mediator will come up with a decent compromise - that is, one that leaves everyone unhappy...
...Tercentenary Theater’s elms fell last Saturday night and caused minor damage to Sever Hall. The tree, which once stood between Sever Hall and Memorial Church, damaged Sever bricks, broke a window, and tore screens on its way down. Additionally, it knocked over a blue light police phone pole...