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...become a recurring theme at this week's IMF conference, which may portend a significant shift in the way the international body lends money. Traditionally the IMF has demanded harsh austerity measures in struggling economies before helping them out, and usually it's the poor who pick up the tab. "There's been a lot of discussion on how the poor suffer most from IMF prescriptions," says TIME business reporter Bernard Baumohl. "The IMF is going to have to be much more flexible in what it demands of the countries it's helping -- the IMF's tough prescriptions actually pushed...
...such a deal is unlikely to be inked any time soon. Most Republicans feel that something more than censure is warranted -- like maybe picking up the tab for the approximately $4 million spent nailing down Clinton's evasions since January. Perhaps more importantly, there's a whole nest of legal ramifications should the President publicly admit that he lied under oath. Ken Starr's grand jury is still in session, for one. Whatever deal Congress makes, Starr could still indict Clinton after he leaves office. Paula Jones, too, would be blissfully happy with an admission of perjury. It could help...
...this week about 100 students got a jumpstart on fall recruiting at the Harvard Student Agencies (HSA) Business Leaders Conference, where four of Harvard's most prestigious corporate recruiters mixed education with self-promotion--and picked up the tab for dinner...
Apocalypse Now went so far overbudget that Francis Ford Coppola had to mortgage his house. Titanic's tab was so big two studios had to go dutch. And don't get me started on Waterworld. But no story factory in recent memory has gotten less bang for its buck (no pun intended, of course) than the White House, in this, its ongoing remake...
...grant from Johnson & Johnson, says massage stimulates the vagus nerves, which then trigger processes that aid digestion, among other things. As a result of their speedy weight gain, Field says, massaged preemies are discharged to their parents an average of six days earlier, shaving $10,000 off their hospital tab. With 400,000 premature babies born in the U.S. every year, the potential cost savings are apparent. And eight months after birth, Field says, massaged preemies have superior motor skills and mental development...