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...care. Whether my children's friends call me Ms. Gibbs or Mrs. May or any combination of the two, I view it as a sign of respect and don't worry about the particulars. My husband never remotely suggested that he was bothered by my not taking his name; in fact, he's accustomed to occasionally answering to Mr. Gibbs. My late father, a fine writer, thrilled to see that name in the pages of this magazine. All these identities are me: Ms. when I'm out slaying dragons, Mrs. when I'm in the company of those I love...
...teaches. (A video of the interview is at time.com/levitt.) Aside from the complexity, there's a crucial data limitation. "We have one macroeconomy," Levitt explains. "We get to watch the world unfold once." That means we have no way of knowing for sure whether the bank bailouts, to name one topical example, helped the economy or hurt it. (See the top 10 financial-crisis buzzwords...
...insurance lobby and set the stage for an ugly and very public war over the shape of the final measure. "I feel completely misled," said the Senate aide who was on the call. "There are a couple of things you have to have in this town, and your good name is one of them...
...most interesting and well-attended events was a interview with John Hodgman. You may not know the name, but you probably know his face. (Hint...
...earlier version of the Oct. 26 news article "Poisoning Sends Six to Hospital" gave an incorrect middle initial for a HUPD spokesman. The spokesman's name is Steven G. Catalano, not Steven J. Catalano...