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...program is to allow students maximum flexibility, and students will not be limited to HBS’ 100 partner companies. Nor will the program be large enough to force everyone to “apply early,” as it will comprise no more than 10 percent of the incoming class and will specifically not seek students who are already pursuing the traditional path to business school.Undergraduates who are not immersed in the world of investment banks, consulting firms, and eRecruiting socials rarely get the same exposure to business as their “business track” classmates...
...fickleness with which Republicans approach their candidates is frustrating. The top tier offers an all-star cast, yet the party discards them like unwanted wool sweaters. Former NYC Mayor Giuliani reduced crime in his city by 60 percent, but he’s pro-choice. Arizona Senator John McCain advocated the successful surge strategy in Iraq years ago, but he pushed for the failed immigration overhaul. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney turned a nearly $3 billion deficit into a $700 million surplus without raising taxes, but he only recently converted to social conservatism. Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson?...
...large cut was to some degree unexpected, as most economists and banks were predicting a quarter point drop. “I thought [the cut] was going to be 25 basis points,” Stock said, using the financial term for one one-hundredth of a percent. “If I had thought it was going to be 50, I would have loved to take advantage of that.” However, Jorgenson feels that the Fed still has room to cut further if it needs to. “I thought it was likely they?...
...noted that polls showed 60 percent of Iraqis welcomed Americans after the U.S. invasion, but that 60 percent now think it fine to kill U.S. troops...
...government will be." New Democracy held 165 of the 300 seats in the outgoing parliament. Karamanlis, who describes himself a "compassionate conservative," called for an early trip to the ballot box ahead of the August wildfires, seeking a fresh mandate for crucial social and economic changes. With 20 percent of the nation's households living below the poverty level, or less than $16,000 a year, Greeks ranks among the European Union's poorest members...