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...Livedoor, the Internet company Horie founded a decade ago, he and three other executives were arrested on suspicion of securities fraud. The 33-year-old tycoon has since resigned as CEO, leaving his company in disarray, its stock down 80% since the raid. The question now: Will the rough-and-tumble style of capitalism that Horie pioneered be another, more far-reaching casualty of this debacle...
Republicans insist that January's rough transition will be all but forgotten by November. And they will remind voters that Democrats were unable to get any drug benefit, however flawed, passed while they were in power. "Seniors would have nothing if it weren't for Republicans passing this plan," says Amy Call, spokeswoman for Senate majority leader Bill Frist. G.O.P. leaders have so far rejected the major changes proposed by Democrats, including allowing direct negotiation with drugmakers and easing the rules on reimportation of drugs from Canada...
...stock or dispense emergency contraception, an Food and Drug Administratoin-approved medication that prevents unintended pregnancies and, thus, subsequent abortions. It is at this critical moment that Harvard needs a strong pro-choice lobby. Unfortunately, due to a turnover in leadership, Students for Choice (SFC) has had a rough start in the ’05-’06 year. However, SFC will be making a strong comeback at the start of the spring semester. By February, we will re-formalize the organization’s structure and goals. We’ll kickoff the semester with a night...
According to one of the Prime Minister's aides, the medical personnel discussed whether to fly him to Jerusalem by helicopter but decided it would be too rough a ride, instead opting to transport him by ambulance to Hadassah hospital. He was still conscious when his convey arrived in Jerusalem 48 min. later, but his condition soon deteriorated. An MRI scan revealed a serious brain hemorrhage. Sharon underwent a two-stage operation that lasted more than eight hours. After another surgery on Friday morning, Sharon was in a medically induced coma and attached to a respirator. "Sharon won't come...
...right on a wide range of issues. Mark Tushnet, a constitutional-law professor at Georgetown University, says he takes his cues from the enthusiasm of Alito's conservative supporters, and if he's not one of them, they have been "hoodwinked." Says Tushnet. "Roberts is smoother. Alito is more rough-edged, and you can see the conservatism more clearly...