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...Madoff had been accused of running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme—the largest in history by a single individual—made Flier and Kahn immediately suspect that something was amiss. The doctors were on their way to meeting to present the results of their diabetes research thus far to Picower, whose foundation supported the work...
Ultimately, ordinary Greeks will make their political judgment based on both the outbreak of anarchist violence and the actions of the government. Thus far, apart from the still unclear circumstances of the Dec. 6 fatal shooting, the police have mostly taken defensive tactics. But the protests, which harken back to the anti-globalization mix of violence and civil disobedience of Seattle in 1999 and Genoa in 2001, don't appear to be ending any time soon. Protesters say the use of online social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace have helped organize street demonstrations, as well as the more high...
...Masked, black-clad police stood somberly next to a line of yellow tape as soldiers pulled up in green humvees, fingers at the triggers of their mounted machine guns. Behind the tape, two twisted bodies sprawled on the dirt street--the latest victims of the drug-related bloodshed that thus far has claimed an unprecedented 5,300 lives in Mexico this year. (See pictures of the battle for Culiac?...
...drawing to a close: one that began with Bush standing defiantly atop a heap of rubble at ground zero and started its downward spiral when he stood before an ill-advised banner reading mission accomplished. At home, the pelting of the President led to more merriment than anger. Thus the plight of his Administration in its final days: unpopular at home and unloved even by those for whom it expended American blood and treasure to free from tyranny...
...they rarely make much news once they're in office. That's why I've proposed shrinking the Cabinet, which has doubled in size yet probably halved in importance since the Kennedy Administration. But that's one thing Obama does not appear likely to change. Judging by his appointments thus far, the Cabinet will continue to be an irrelevant institution, while policy will still be made out of the White House. (See the top 10 Cabinet members...