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...since he was first locked up, conspiracy has been privatized. He's also a kind of devil's advocate, with the eccentric glee he takes in the investigations, bringing a cow into his lab (its DNA is similar to a human's) and proposing risky experiments with Strangelovian brio. Mad science never looked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bodies of Evidence | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...understanding why there exists widespread discontent with capitalism.“We want a better life for ourselves and for our children. That is what capitalism is all about,” Breton said. “People want healthcare and education, but with which money? People are mad because they don’t know how the system will work for them.” Sir Ronald Cohen, known by some as “the father of British venture capital,” called on the audience to employ their skills to help the less fortunate...

Author: By Prateek Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HBS Summit Talks Economy | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

...people are just voting emotionally and they're looking for someone to be mad at, that [Abramoff scandal] would be a problem and we felt it was very important to get that out of the way very early in the race," Feeney said in an interview with TIME. "That immediately takes the issue off the table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Florida Republican Tries to Survive Abramoff | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

John McCain was not quite 2 years old when his parents despaired of managing his tantrums; he would go into a "mad frenzy," he says, holding his breath until he passed out and fell to the floor. A Navy doctor offered a prescription: whenever McCain erupted, his mother would shout to his father, "Get the water!" Then his parents would fill a bathtub with cold water and drop their fully clothed son in. "Eventually," McCain recalls in his memoirs, "I achieved a satisfactory (if only temporary) control over my emotions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Temperament Factor: Who's Best Suited to the Job? | 10/15/2008 | See Source »

...mad, got angry, got excited, had nothing to lose, and came out and played the way we know how to play,” McKinley said of the Crimson resurgence...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Senior Assassin Leads Harvard Attack | 10/14/2008 | See Source »

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