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...situation as the two-term governor of New Mexico and former congressman for 14 years. He’s been such a successful governor that he garnered 40 percent of the Republican vote in his reelection. His approval ratings are consistently above 60 percent and always some of the highest in the nation...
That day has now come, at the highest level of American politics. A black man with a dangerous-sounding foreign name trounced his opponents in the nearly all-white state of Iowa. And he did so because, after spending months getting to know him, the people of Iowa stopped seeing his color and began to admire his character. In an election where the word "change" became an almost meaningless talisman, Iowa's triumph over race is a message to the world about the real nature of America - and a ratification of Obama's belief that this will be an election...
...former endowment chief, Mohamed A. El-Erian, earned a total of $6.5 million, according to a University statement released last month. His five highest-paid employees at the Harvard Management Company (HMC) earned between $2.1 and $6 million...
...percent growth was the highest Harvard had seen since 2000 and one of the five best returns ever when compared to internal benchmarks. The gains came amid a strong bull market: the Wilshire 5000, a broad index of stocks, gained 19.6 percent over the same period...
...highest-paid employee that year besides El-Erian was Andrew Wiltshire, the head of HMC’s investments in natural resources, who earned $2.9 million. This year, Wiltshire saw his compensation double to $6 million, the second highest after...