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Prompted by Gergen, Summers offered leadership advice alongside his policy prognosis, saying he did not foresee his own career path, which included a stint as Treasury secretary. He hesitated, however, to offer himself as a model...

Author: By David K. Hausman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summers Addresses KSG Forum | 11/28/2007 | See Source »

...lower contraceptive prices. But a 2005 federal law eliminated such discounts by forcing drug manufacturers to pay higher fees to include these medicines under Medicaid, the government-subsidized health plan. In anticipation of the price hike, many institutions, including Harvard, purchased the cheaper contraceptives in excess, enabling them to offer lower prices throughout the summer and fall. When these stockpiles ran out, students and others saw birth control prices increase three to four-fold. “With such a large denominator of students on the University health plan, and such a large number of medications offered through the plan...

Author: By Courtney A. Fiske, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Birth Control Stays Cheap for Students | 11/27/2007 | See Source »

...shareholders are unhappy with Branson?s bid, however, it is unclear where they might find a better one. The U.S.-based private-equity firm JC Flowers has also promised to repay billions of pounds of the Bank of England loan upfront, but its proposal offers shareholders only around 1 pence per share. Another investment firm, Olivant, has proposed buying a minority stake while parachuting new management in, a plan that would keep share prices at higher levels. But with the British government having already plunged billions of dollars into the bank, it will want to retain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shareholders Balk at Virgin Bid | 11/26/2007 | See Source »

...Kwong said Brady told the Republican Club members that he was pursuing a master’s degree in economics at Harvard. Harvard does not offer such a program...

Author: By Daniel P. Robinson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Faux HLS Grad Faces Fla. Fraud Charges | 11/26/2007 | See Source »

...situation heats up in the coming months, the question of exactly what role the Vatican would play could become pivotal. Says one high-ranking Vatican official: "The Iranians look to the Holy See with particular attention. It is born from our common religious matrix. This could be utilized to offer ourselves as an intermediary if the crisis worsens." Among the potential moves: a forceful series of public appeals by the Pope, a Vatican emissary sent to Washington and Tehran, or a visit to the Vatican by Iranian President President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Secret Weapon: The Pope | 11/26/2007 | See Source »

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