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Math Professor Noam Elkies, who teaches Kaplan, said he was proud of his pupil but could not take any credit for his success. “He didn’t need my help,” said Elkies. “We looked at some chemistry charts, but he had his own training regiment...
...resigned to going it alone both in the House and the Senate. Majority leader Harry Reid has moved away from the lone Republican still negotiating on health care, Maine's Olympia Snowe, and toward a plan to pass the bill relying solely on Democratic votes, of which he'll need every one in order to overcome the threat of a filibuster by Republicans...
...first months of Obama's presidency dealing with the economic ruins of Bush's reign. "The Democrats have no choice but to do it on their own," said Thomas Mann, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. "And at this point, their political survival depends upon legislative success, if need be with only Democratic votes...
...That could take a while, but it is what investors need to hear and, as some economists are warning, will also need to see put into practice if the country is to attract badly needed foreign capital. In the meantime, Anggodo Widjojo, a businessman and one of the men caught on tape conspiring with legal authorities to set up the KPK, has yet to be charged. "Why hasn't Anggodo been arrested?" asks Yanuar Rizky, an independent analyst and columnist writing on economic issues. "It looks as if you have to be close to the powers that be in Indonesia...
...with each new revelation. The last major banking scandal, in 1999, dashed the political future of former President B.J. Habibie and culminated with protests in the streets. "By taking so long to get to expose the truth, SBY is putting stability of the country at risk," says Rizky. "Businesses need stability and without it they will rethink any plans they have to invest...