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...certainly better for economic activity to be increasing rather than decreasing, but the focus on whether the economy is in recession or not can miss a lot. "I don't care about what the dating committee says. I'm concerned about longer-term issues," says Yale economist Robert Shiller. "We are in for an extended period of subnormal economic growth." Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive officer of bond-investing giant Pimco, has popularized a catchier if less informative phrase for what we're in for: "the new normal...
...University's other professional schools instead opted to commit $5,000 a veteran, according to Suzanne Day, Harvard's director of federal relations. Harvard College and Harvard Extension School have agreed to contribute $3,000, and the American Repertory Theater will contribute $1,500, Day said.HLS spokesman Robert L. J. London '79 wrote in an e-mailed statement that Acting Dean Howell E. Jackson had managed to secure some additional donor support specifically for HLS's Yellow Ribbon commitments, which allowed the school to participate fully even in the current tough financial times."I think [Harvard's Yellow Ribbon participation...
...Since 1994 John Ensign has established a lot of good will. He's been an effective member of the House and Senate, and is one of the most effective elected figures in Nevada. Because of that he has a very good chance of healing this situation." - Robert Uithoven, a Nevada Republican operative (Las Vegas Sun, June...
...President-elect's spokesman, Robert Gibbs, gave a rare one-word answer. Asked if Barack Obama would "get rid" of the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, which prohibits gays from serving openly, Gibbs replied firmly...
...both for his administrative experience and his background as a material scientist. “I think he enjoyed being head of [Harvard's] Rowland Institute, but he has sort of a sense of duty and responsibility to make things work well,” said Applied Physics Professor Robert M. Westervelt. “It can get kind of hard to cut [costs], and he can handle it carefully.” Incoming Engineering School Dean Cherry A. Murray praised Spaepen as “the obvious person” for the job, adding that this very appointment demonstrates...