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...argue that in fact, insurers profit both ways. "Although investing in tobacco while selling life or health insurance may seem self-defeating," the authors write, "insurance firms have figured out ways to profit from both. Insurers exclude smokers or, more commonly, charge them higher premiums. Insurers profit - and smokers lose - twice over...
...what if Olson and Boies lose? History could remember the pair for two historic moments in constitutional law: the ruling that made George W. Bush President in 2000, and helping to establish precedent that could set back efforts to win gay marriage for a generation. Both men acknowledge the risks, but believe the time is right...
...Make no mistake: we do not want to keep our troops in Afghanistan. We seek no military bases there. It is agonizing for America to lose our young men and women. It is costly and politically difficult to continue this conflict. We would gladly bring every single one of our troops home if we could be confident that there were not violent extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan determined to kill as many Americans as they possibly can. But that is not yet the case...
...leadership gene. While studies might find a certain trait to be significant, there always seems to be considerable evidence that fails to confirm that trait’s importance. Context is often more important than traits. The athletic child who is the natural leader on the playground may lose that dominant position when the group returns to a well structured classroom. For example, in January 1940, Winston Churchill was regarded as a failed politician, but after the British defeat in France, he was seen as a charismatic leader who could rally the nation. Churchill’s traits...
...peers in scientific prowess, Summers-era administrators made expedience their goal—planning to fast-track construction through debt financing, without the donor support University planners usually prefer.“If we can’t move ahead in a timely fashion, I think we will lose many of our leading scientists to other areas,” Hyman said in 2007 to the board of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, seeking the city’s approval for proceeding with construction of the Science Complex. “Keeping this dream team together is absolutely critical...