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They are an odd couple politically: a liberal Democratic Senator from the Pacific Northwest and a conservative Democratic Congressman from the South. But Oregon's Ron Wyden and Tennessee's Jim Cooper are convinced they have the answer to the nation's health-care crisis - if only they could get the key players on Capitol Hill to give their radical plan a hearing. "There's a real opportunity for a philosophical truce here that you didn't have in 1993," the last time Washington attempted to overhaul the health-care system, says Wyden. "Republicans, who didn't accept the idea...
House Culture: Eccentric. The days of nude swimming parties may be behind us, but Adams still has its quirks. The underground tunnels are adorned with both interesting and odd paintings. Break out your formal wear for the annual black tie reading of “Winnie the Pooh” at the Winter Feast. And don’t forget Drag Night. Even the Palfreys participate. Adams House is certainly filled with characters—but friendly, hilarious, Adams-loving characters...
...excess. "New banks see people having a tough time getting loans, plus their funding costs are cheap since rates are low and they pay next to nothing for deposits," says Richard Sylla, an economist at New York University's Stern School of Business. "There's a profit opportunity there." Odd as it may sound, it's a great time to start a bank...
Barely 40 when he edited the New York Herald Tribune, he had the posture of an 80-year-old. His body was skin and bones, nourished solely by cigarettes, cigarettes, cigarettes, as far as I could tell. Everybody said he didn't actually speak. He mumbled. In fact, that odd sound was the audible tone of the megavolt current generated by his passionate fascination with the human comedy...
...presumed that non-Asian participants would be excluded. The organization has already responded to the incident by reaching out to the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations with the intention of creating a forum for student groups to discuss the issue. “It’s odd for something like this to hit so close to home,” said Felix M. Zhang ’11, CSA co-vice president. “Its kind of disconcerting and a little disappointing.” “In the spirit of President Obama?...