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Every once in a while evil shows up and has to be defeated for the benefit of mankind, no matter what the cost. Germany's Nazis were such evil. Maybe Iran will be some day. But neither Iraq nor Afghanistan qualify. Mr. Blair is wrong. Joerg Boese, BERGEN, GERMANY
...what's necessary to see Greece through its deficit crisis and defend the common currency. If need be, officials say, that will include a financial bailout of Greece, providing the funds to allow Athens to make its debt payments as the government slashes spending and raises taxes, no matter how unpopular this may be with its taxpayers. (See "In Paris and Berlin, Fury Over a Greek Bailout...
...strong proponent of incorporating media projects into teaching and course assignments (like swapping podcasts for papers). Through this contest, Kuriyama hopes to demonstrate the powerful ways that a film can convey a message to its audience, and how the use of images and music can make a subject matter more interesting...
...shame or compassion. "The ending hug with his mother may have been the most humanizing moment," says Kenneth Shropshire, a professor of sports marketing at Wharton business school. "It really did deliver that this is, apart from all the elements us gawkers are focused on, a family matter." (See a brief history of the Tiger Woods scandal...
...Waxman, chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, has launched an investigation into Anthem Blue Cross's parent company, WellPoint, and asked it to provide everything from internal e-mails about rate increases to a complete accounting of expenses and claims data. A congressional hearing on the matter is scheduled...