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Amid the current economic contraction, there is one thing in abundant supply: blame. Equally abundant is the desire to blame George W. Bush for the recession. Indeed, writers on these pages and others have used our shrinking economy as an excuse to indict President Obama’s predecessor on everything from poor health care to climate change to racism...
Before the recession hit, establishing a presence in the Persian Gulf was fast becoming the “in” thing for American universities: Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service in Doha, New York University in Abu Dhabi, Michigan State University in Dubai—the list goes on and on. So being the global, ambitious, and well-endowed institution that it is, it’s no surprise that Harvard is keeping up with the times...
...noted that while the United States has been fortunate in avoiding health scares like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the avian flu in recent years, it is certainly not exempt from possible future outbreaks. “If we think we can outwit Mother Nature, we have another thing coming to us,” Zucker said. “We’re not done with the issue of pandemics. Something else will come forth.” To improve the world’s ability to combat future outbreaks, Zucker supported the adoption...
...that’s not the only thing that might surprise Chen’s customers. In fact, his unassuming demeanor belies his many hidden talents...
...first thing the guys said after they won was ‘somebody go tell Louie!’” Chen recalls with a laugh. “I also gave them two cases of champagne...