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...Germany, the Netherlands and Canada. This is largely because Britain already has heroin on the books as a medication and, most crucially, because the program has strong political backing. The government has already said it would keep the clinics open provided the trial showed positive results. Paul Hayes, head of the National Treatment Agency, stressed in the Guardian newspaper this month that the clinics would only be available to a "very small proportion" of the 160,000 heroin addicts in treatment...
...capital if they engage in especially risky types of financial market transactions. As the financial services industry braces for tougher oversight, it's keeping its fingers crossed. "There's a lot of wariness about all forms of financial market activities and that's perfectly understandable," says Richard Metcalfe, global head of policy at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. "There's a huge amount of political pressure to do things. Let's do it in a way that is intelligent." (See "Turning Point for the Global Recession...
...Andreas Schmitz, head of the Association of German Banks, says "it's not up to the state to decide what banks pay their employees or managers." But like other issues on the table in Pittsburgh, this is a battle bankers are likely to lose. In a speech on Wall Street on Sept. 14, the anniversary of the failure of Lehman Brothers, President Barack Obama warned the banking industry not to fight reform. "We will not go back to the days of reckless behavior and unchecked excess at the heart of this crisis, where too many were motivated only...
...really can’t make it in time, you can always head to the Scullers Jazz Club (400 Soldiers Field) tonight to hear Kurt Elling sing the music of Johnny Coltrane and John Hartman. Tickets are $28, and there are shows at 8 and 10 p.m. Get the details here...
...zone rather than attempt a 42-yard field goal that would have sent the game into overtime left many fans scratching their heads. But for Brown head coach Phil Estes, the decision was a no-brainer. “I don’t have a kicker that can kick the ball that far,” Estes said. “I know what our kicker can do, and that’s not within his range. I’d rather throw it up to my three best guys and give them a chance to make the play...