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...which he could pay his neighbor to dig holes in his backyard. Unemployment would fall, but so would welfare. Consumers could buy more useful goods if government allowed them to keep their money. Unfortunately, Japan casts such a long shadow that Obama and his advisers think the economy will tank by the time consumers spend or businesses reinvest...

Author: By Brian J. Bolduc, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Best and Brightest | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

...popular leader can stick around. Term-limit proponents, however, say Chávez's triumph will only carry the region back to its authoritarian past. "What Venezuelan voters decide is their business," says John Walsh, a senior associate at the Washington Office on Latin America, an independent think tank. "But a threshold does seem to have been crossed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Chávez Win Means for Latin American Democracy | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

...cases that require immediate medical attention within total emergency transportation for the year was 11% for the general population, 1% for maternal cases, and 8% for children. "These [numbers] are not high," says James Kondo, president and vice chairman of Health Policy Institute, Japan, a Tokyo-based healthcare think-tank, "but when things go wrong in these areas, it could be fatal." The number of emergency transportation cases for Japan hit 4.92 million in 2007, and the number of serious emergency cases continues to increase. The problem of handling admission requests is particularly severe in urban areas, such as Tokyo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Japan's Emergency Rooms in Trouble? | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

...more moderate predecessor, Mohammed Khatami, who has a history of reaching out to the West. Even if Ahmadinejad is re-elected, Khatami's mere entry into the fray may force him to open up, says Ali Ansari, an Iran expert at London's Chatham House, a foreign policy think tank. "The one thing Khatami can deliver is better relations with the U.S. Ahmadinejad will want to cancel that out by saying, 'I can do that too.' " (See images of the anniversary of Iran's revolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Talking to Iran: What Are Washington's Options? | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

...Wherever you find a police chief who is trying to make a difference, you'll find a union that holds a no-confidence vote. It comes with the territory." - Chuck Wexler, an executive director of a law enforcement think tank of which Kerlikowske was once president, after the no confidence vote. Seattle Times, March...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gil Kerlikowske: Obama's New Drug Czar | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

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