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...only way to solve global problems is to share science and technologies," Juma said. "From my perspective, that's a new element that John would bring to the presidency that we have not seen in the past...

Author: By Alexandra perloff-giles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Obama Appoints Harvard Prof As Chief Science Adviser | 12/26/2008 | See Source »

Chari is more cautious. "Our position throughout has been that policymakers likely have access to information that is better than the information we have - and that it would be good for them to share that information," he says. "They've been remarkably unforthcoming about the rationale for their interventions." That seems to be a common sentiment. "The one thing they emphasize that we really agree with is they want policymakers to share more data that underlie their decisions," says the Boston Fed's Duygan-Bump. As a new Administration takes office and the process of spending hundreds of billions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is There Really a Credit Crunch? | 12/24/2008 | See Source »

Certainly the number of revelers who share those sentiments is greater than you think: in a 2006 Chicago Tribune poll, 68% of respondents affirmed their belief in a War on Christmas. But while Gibson and FOX colleague Bill O'Reilly have taken the fight against these left-wing Grinches mainstream, theirs is only the latest skirmish in a battle that's been going on for hundreds of years. The front lines of the War on Christmas were originally manned by none other than the Puritans - and not on the side many conservative news anchors might think. Objecting to the yuletide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The War on Christmas | 12/24/2008 | See Source »

...mechanics, who had all chipped in 22 cents to gain about $1,600 each. A portion of the fourth largest prize, about $100,000, went to Ramon Franco, the brother of Francisco Franco, who would later become Spain's long-reigning dictator. The game has had its share of critics as well: Spanish households spend about 2% of their budget on lottery purchases and other forms of gambling, one of the highest rates in Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World's Biggest Lottery | 12/22/2008 | See Source »

...Unsurprisingly, El Gordo (literally, "the fat one") has drawn its fair share of scams; in some years bogus letters were sent out telling recipients that they have won a large sum of money in the Christmas drawing but would have to keep the prize confidential and pay fees and taxes before claiming the cash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World's Biggest Lottery | 12/22/2008 | See Source »

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