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...Brussels Bailout Denied The European Union dismissed a Hungarian-led request from nine hard-hit East European countries for a $240 billion economic bailout, saying that blanket spending would be ill-advised owing to each nation's unique financial outlook. Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany insisted that without funds, a 'new Iron Curtain' would divide Europe...
...interest in medical research—gave the company until March 10 to produce a “detailed account” of payments to Medical School faculty since the beginning of 2007. Ray Kerins, a Pfizer spokesperson, told The Crimson yesterday that the company will give Grassley the requested information. He added that the company has already committed to public disclosure of payments to physicians. On Feb. 9, Pfizer announced that it would begin making online postings of donations to physicians in July. “This comes down to making sure that we conduct our business...
...Devout followers refer to themselves as Dittoheads. The term comes from a long ago request that callers refrain from gushing praise and just say "Ditto" instead...
...issued a warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity - the first time in its history that it has charged a sitting head of state. A charge of genocide was not included, despite ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's request and the U.S.'s repeated allegations that al-Bashir is guilty of the crime. ICC spokeswoman Laurence Blairon accused al-Bashir of "intentionally directing attacks against an important part of the civilian population of Darfur, Sudan, murdering, exterminating, raping, torturing and forcibly transferring large numbers of civilians and pillaging their property...
...Kevorkian, who was convicted of second-degree murder and went to prison for giving a lethal injection to a man suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease. Rather, the group argues that it merely provides a "compassionate presence" for terminally ill people, giving them information about suicide if they request it. If an individual decides to proceed after reading that information - which includes a passage on committing suicide by helium inhalation - a member of the network will be present, but only to hold that would-be suicidal person's hand as he or she proceeds with ending life...