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...notion of Big Pharma cowering before the feds is a bit of a stretch, considering its army of lobbyists encamped in Washington--a total of 526, about one for every member of Congress, according to a report issued last week by the watchdog group Public Citizen. Despite the siege mentality at the conference--and fears of a shortage of blockbusters in the pipeline just as several billion-dollar drugs get ready to come off patent--the industry remains one of America's healthiest. U.S. prescription-drug sales grew 11.5% last year, to $216 billion; the top 10 pharmaceutical firms netted...
While Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon ’92 reaffirmed his commitment to the Catamounts last week, several qualified applicants remained in contention entering this week—the start of a critical recruiting stretch...
...three strongest boats in the heat—USA1, Italy and Egypt—slowly extended their respective leads over the Crimson during the next 500-meter stretch. But, fueled by its proximity to the eights from France and Great Britain, Harvard launched a last-ditch bid for the final spot in the A Final, pulling to within striking distance, 0.63 seconds out of fourth place by the race’s midway point...
With summer recruiting season’s crucial opening stretch looming, Harvard has intensified its search for Mark Mazzoleni’s replacement as men’s hockey coach and will likely name a successor within the next week or two, barring any unforeseen difficulties...
...infusing LG's other businesses with the same vigor. Called a "commander in the field" by executives, he storms about LG's factories and offices poring over details, issuing commands and spurring on the staff by giving them what he terms "stretch goals," or aggressive targets. Awake at 5:30 each morning for a brisk walk, he openly prefers "morning people" and holds 7 a.m. breakfast meetings with top executives. "I don't like the expression 'nice,'" Kim says. "I don't want LG to be perceived as nice. None of the great companies in the world are nice...