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...then, what do you think of the Comcast NBC-Universal Deal? There are parts of the combination that seem to make obvious sense. Including a bunch of fixed costs that you can spread over a big cable company. However, it is, at a minimum, intriguing that the CEOs of the two leading cable companies in the United States [Comcast and Time Warner Cable] have taken diametrically opposite views on whether it is wise or strategic to invest capital into content businesses. [While Comcast considers merging with a content company,] Glenn Britt, CEO of Time Warner Cable, has said he will...
...seem paradoxical but Afghanistan and its neighbors can't afford a pullout or substantial reduction of combat missions by NATO allies. Western allies ought to refocus and realign their strategy by equipping Pakistan's armed forces meaningfully in their fight against rogue elements. Without concrete and sufficient support from Pakistan's forces, NATO and Western allies can't make headway in solving the Afghan puzzle. Imran Maqbool, Karachi, Pakistan...
...Green came tantalizingly close to taking the lead but couldn’t seem to finish...
...most outspoken proponents of the legalization of drugs in the U.S. as a solution to the problems in Mexico. He cites the historical analogy of the failed policy of Prohibition during the Great Depression, which was ended partly because of increasing violence in the U.S. Yet lawmakers in Congress seem reluctant to even broach the subject of drug legalization. Representative Barney Frank ’62 (D-Mass) has been one of the few to attempt to change the law with his Personal Use of Marijuana by Responsible Adults Act of 2008, which he sponsored to end federal penalties...
Gavin Abadi acknowledged that the auction ads "may need tweaking." When told that bidders had complained that no Madoff estate items were on the block, as the ads seem to imply, and that bidders also didn't know whether any items were from Madoff victims, he said, "If that's a major concern, we should look into it and perhaps change some things," including disclosing to potential buyers which items are or aren't from Madoff victims. He said that he and his brother were "not looking to mislead or misrepresent. The victims we've been dealing with...