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...California octuplets are only the second set to be born in U.S. history. "We're picking out this incredibly rare event, and all of a sudden, we want to pass laws," says Paulson. "Would we write laws limiting the size of someone's family to six? Would we write laws mandating selective reduction?" he asks, referring to the option of aborting some embryos if a high number successfully implant in the uterus. "Restricting reproductive rights would be a minefield...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Octuplets Fallout: Should Fertility Doctors Set Limits? | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...very simple. Today we are 63 potential shareholders. I have six children; we are six brothers and sisters from my father. Twenty-three grandchildren; already there are grand-grandchildren of my father's. First of all, we want a stronger company. The second point is to bring the company public. It has two advantages. The first is that everything you do is for the strength of the company. Second, the future shareholders should not be trapped as shareholders. They should be free to sell, to buy, whatever they want to do. If the company's strong, the family will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CEO Speaks: Ferruccio Ferragamo | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...source—who asked to remain anonymous to protect his relationship with University officials—also said that the MCB department has been told to plan for an evacuation of Fairchild in six to twelve months, suggesting that the University will soon release a more definitive timeline for construction projects in Allston...

Author: By Esther I. Yi and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Move to Allston Uncertain for Stem Cell Department | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

...Wark. The order is intended to allow for the appointment of a prosecutor not affiliated with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. According to Massachusetts general law, each of Simpkins’ alleged offenses are punishable by a fine or imprisonment for no more than six months, or both. Administrators at Harvard Law School declined to comment on Simpkins’ case on Friday afternoon...

Author: By Marianna N Tishchenko, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Third-Year Harvard Law School Student Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Boston Police Officers | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

After nearly four hours and six rounds of voting, the Republican National Committee elected former Lt. Governor Michael Steele as its first-ever African American chairman. Evidently, Steele's rivals had failed to convince the 168-member committee that they could adapt to a post-racial, web-driven political era. Take Chip Saltsman, Mike Huckabee's ex-presidential campaign manager and an early candidate for the RNC seat who dropped out of the race after word spread that he had distributed a song called "Barack the Magic Negro" a few weeks after Obama's victory. The incumbent, Mike Duncan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New RNC Chairman: Michael Steele | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

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