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...Some time ago, Rick Warren, megapastor of the Saddleback Church in Orange County and author of the mega-seller The Purpose-Driven Life, along with his wife Kay, invited Democratic Sen. Barack Obama to speak today at the second annual AIDS conference at Warren's church. Other politicians were to participate, notably Sen. Sam Brownback, a born-again Christian turned conservative Catholic who, like Obama, may have presidential ambitions. But while Brownback was to speak to his natural constituency, Obama's participation is a divisive issue for one overriding reason: he is pro-choice...
Blaze produces a number of tracks on the first half of the album, showcasing his signature high-profile sampling (such as Rick James’ “Superfreak” on the title track). And Dr. Dre, who produces “30 Something,” “Minority Report,” and “Trouble,” adds just a hint of his finely-aged West Coast flavor to the album...
...former mediocrities like Nissan and Renault could make by partnering, Ghosn found the idea of pooling forces with GM appealing. And he figured GM could help his carmakers save billions of dollars on everything from power trains to transmissions. But the talks fizzled when Ghosn and GM chairman Rick Wagoner couldn't agree on terms--to the relief of Nissan and Renault shareholders, who didn't want Ghosn moonlighting in Detroit. The upshot: Ghosn hasn't given up on a partnership, but for the time being he says he just wants to run his brands. "We're concentrating on putting...
...make problems more likely to spread to other players, such as Wall Street banks, especially since hedge funds often leverage their investments, which magnifies gains. Or losses. "In most areas, risk goes down over time--airplanes are safer, GDP is more stable--but financial markets have gotten riskier," says Rick Bookstaber, a hedge-fund manager who is writing a book on the topic. "Financial engineering has actually created more risk by adding complexity." Since the summer, the Treasury Department has been meeting with regulators, investors and hedge-fund managers to study this sort of systemic risk...
...first two carries.“It’s nice to have a couple good things happen early,” Yale coach Jack Siedlecki said. “Psychologically, it had to be a great thing to have happen right away...I said to [defensive coordinator] Rick Flanders, ‘Just be aggressive, have the kids feeling we’re going to be aggressive the whole game.’” The Bulldogs shut down Dawson early and kept him relatively under wraps throughout the rest of the contest.The senior from Scarborough, Ont. ended...