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...them read the whole book with the bad words included? Well, since they said the bad words, it seemed pointless to not let them read them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michael Lewis on Father's Day | 6/19/2009 | See Source »

...grand goal of apparently purchasing all the land in Massachusetts is what makes the idea of Harvard as Harvard unsettling. It begs us to question what our use or purpose is because, in the face of 5,000 years, earning power or money here and now seems rather pointless...

Author: By Steven T. Cupps | Title: Bridging Harvard | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...areas like South Florida. This month Medicare chose Miami as one of 14 cities to take part in a project to reduce unnecessary hospital readmissions. And because South Florida's population is largely elderly, more local health-care reformers are urging doctors and hospitals to examine costly and often pointless treatment for dying patients. A 2008 Dartmouth study suggested that South Florida hospitals generate especially high bills for such cases...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is There a Cure for Miami's Soaring Health-Care Costs? | 5/20/2009 | See Source »

...maritime wing of the warlord culture that governs Somalia de facto and does so in such a way that its citizens don't eat. Whatever the root causes of Somali piracy, helping Somalia might be a worthy goal once the pirates are defeated militarily. It is a pointless one until then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Surrender to Somali Pirate Thugs | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...considering the risks still infecting the system, the clawback is pointless. Geithner and Bernanke have way more important things on their plate. Did we mention the economy, with unemployment headed toward 10%? And the upcoming G-20 meeting that has the U.S. and Europe at odds over what to do first - regulate the global economy or stimulate it? Nor will the albatross of AIG be removed from the government's neck anytime soon. Liddy said his goal is to restructure AIG's core businesses into "clearly separate, independent" companies that are "worthy of investor confidence." AIG has "made meaningful progress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How AIG Became Too Big to Fail | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

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