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...University are different enough that many of their complaints would not be applicable if Obama appoints Summers to his Cabinet.Economics Professor Kenneth S. Rogoff said that what he sees as Summers’ swift, bold decision-making style is vital given the current financial crisis and will outweigh the effect the Faculty’s previous criticisms could have on his nomination.“I think we’re in a crisis, and in this situation, those qualms will be cast aside in account of his superior qualifications for the job,” Rogoff said.Obama...
...test) as well as for cholesterol and blood pressure would not be unwise, or perhaps the test should be used for patients with indeterminate heart-disease risk, who may derive benefit from taking a statin. Longer-term trials are still needed, however, to show whether the benefits of statins outweigh their potential side effects - the drugs are relatively benign, but they are known in rare cases to cause debilitating side effects such as muscle weakness (which forced Bayer to pull its version off the market in 2001). There was no increase in side effects among JUPITER's study group...
...exploit minor parties for their own gains.Poundstone’s central argument boils down to a repudiation of the plurality voting method. Although plurality voting is widely accepted and is generally believed to be the fairest possible way to make political decisions, Poundstone contends that its flaws outweigh its benefits. Time and time again, he highlights the ease with which political consultants and strategists manipulate voters, a task that is all too easy because they understand the inherent faults of our system.Yet Poundstone knows that his call to action is meaningless unless he can provide a viable alternative...
...seriousness of cluster headaches, Halpern has said that the benefits of using the drugs “clearly outweigh the risks...
...scrupulous truth-telling. Candidates simply don't suffer for making false claims, unless those claims become part of a narrative that casts them as untrustworthy. Even then, they often choose to keep running the offending ads, knowing full well that the power of a 30-sec. spot will always outweigh media oversight. And the potential upside of making false claims about an opponent can be great, especially for a candidate who finds himself behind...