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...enough to ease the credit markets, stimulate lending and get the economy moving again. There's no telling what kind of political wrangling will happen over that, but one thing seems certain: if you are an executive of a bank that gets federal money, it wouldn't be a smart idea to count on a bonus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How AIG Became Too Big to Fail | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

...with more time left, the smart approach is probably to stick with the exams. A positive test may mean a biopsy, and those results will determine the need for treatment. It's not precise, but it is science - and for now, that's the best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prostate Exams: When Are They Necessary? | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

...those who brought us here and have since slipped into hiding, an apology is just a start. But it's free, and it's right, and it's even empirically smart, whatever their pride and their lawyers may tell them. Most people file lawsuits out of anger, not greed. In states that passed "apology laws" that let doctors express regret when things go badly without having it thrown back at them in court, some hospitals have seen malpractice suits drop by half. Any marriage counselor can tell you that love means always having to say you're sorry. An apology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Lost Art of Saying I'm Sorry | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...gone and figured out some things and taken some classes and gathered some resources, so I thought “Harvard students, they’re exceptionally good at learning stuff that’s inside books!” 2. FM: Why do you think that smart people are bad at dating? Shouldn’t we be good at it? We’re good at a lot of things.AB: People in general are not very good at dating because it’s not a skill that’s taught, and very few parents actually spend...

Author: By Gulus Emre, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Alex Benzer ’93 | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...spurns unsophisticated ideology, will contribute not only his perspective, but also, perhaps more importantly, a respectable approach and attitude that conservative pundits too often have lacked. Mr. Douthat is no Rush Limbaugh—for better or worse, conservatives in this country and on this campus will have a smart and rational exponent around whom they can rally...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A Distinct ‘Privilege’ | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

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