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John Chatterton: You mean, why aren't we fish guys...
Tuesday's less than catastrophic showing in Asia and Europe does not mean traders there are ignoring the potential disaster of a collapsing U.S. financial system. But there was in many foreign markets a confidence - perhaps unfounded - that U.S. legislators will eventually realize they have no choice but to pass a bill to avoid economic disaster...
...former President Charles W. Eliot, Class of 1853, to today’s imminent Gen Ed program. The class encouraged her to reflect on the value of a college education, Calareso said. “The two big questions I always ask are: What does having a Harvard degree mean? And what is unifying, what is unique, about Harvard graduates?” she added. While enrolled in this class, Calareso heard that the College was looking for a new Gen Ed program manager from one of her friends, who was interning at University Hall last spring. Kenen interviewed Calareso...
...There's a terrible crisis affecting the American economy. We have come together on a bill to alleviate the crisis," House Banking Committee chairman Barney Frank told reporters in a press conference around the corner. "And because somebody hurt [the Republicans'] feelings, they decide to punish the country. I mean, I would not have imputed that degree of pettiness and hypersensitivity...
...Middle East, perception is often more important than reality, and the perception along these once mean streets is that the U.S. has sold out some of its allies. "The Americans considered us like a piece of paper that was useful for a while but now is no longer needed," says the sheikh. He sternly watches a U.S. patrol of several armored Humvees pass the checkpoint. "The Americans made this decision. Believe me, any promises they make, nobody will believe them. They don't keep their word...