Word: legacyism
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In a keynote speech on the topic ?What Have We Learned Since 1979??, Bernanke reveals his own priorities as he lavishly praises the legacy of both Greenspan and his predecessor, Paul Volcker, in using fiscal policy to combat inflation, which he sees as the greatest threat to economic stability and...
Bernanke, who has an undergraduate degree in economics from Harvard, a Ph. D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has headed the economics department at Princeton, was known to be on President Bush's short list. It now appears that he's been being groomed for the...
Abdullah's supporters say their man is more likely to dedicate himself anew to reform. "Prepare to be surprised," says a senior UMNO official. "Worrying about Endon has been a distraction for the Prime Minister. Once he has had a chance to mourn her passing, you'll find that he...
Congress idly watched United Airlines and USAirways unload their pension obligations on the PBGC. Now Delta and Northwest are positioned to do the same. That increases the likelihood that other old-line carriers like American and Continental will be forced to do likewise. Northwest's CEO, Douglas Steenland, bluntly told...
When conservative commentator Bruce Bartlett was axed by the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-wing think tank, for his new book accusing George W. Bush of betraying the Reagan legacy, bloggers on both sides banded in disbelief. "Bush finally unites us all," mused THOUGHT MECHANICS. On the left...