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...taken down Alabama and St. John’s. But it may have been in their losses in which the two teams have been the most impressive. Cornell led then-No.1 Kansas for most of their game before eventually falling by five, while Harvard hung tough with then-No.13 Connecticut before losing...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Trip Has Harvard in Empire State of Mind | 1/29/2010 | See Source »

Stand-up comics call it a "tough crowd," but then tough crowds are part of their business. It's a whole other matter to be met with cold stares when you are the President of the United States, talking in prime time before a joint session of Congress, when your party controls both chambers by historic margins. (Read "Obama's State of the Union Address: Five Ways to Judge Its Success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: State of the Union: A Feisty Obama, a Frosty GOP | 1/28/2010 | See Source »

Adding to the uncertainty is the fact that firms have adopted different structures for the clawback provisions. The differences in the plans - including such details as what employees are covered and which specific portions of compensation are subject to clawback - make it tough to know which features are most effective in getting employees to be more careful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Financial Firms Get Executives to Give Back Pay? | 1/27/2010 | See Source »

...Generally, people really wanted to find a way to help their colleagues who are going through a really tough time right now,” Galvin said...

Author: By Xi Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Affected Employees To Receive Grants | 1/27/2010 | See Source »

Obama's task is particularly tough because even before he will have finished speaking to tens of millions of Americans, the media filter (both old and new) will jump in to sift, analyze and reshape his message. For a weakened President, this is both a nuisance and a danger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Ways to Judge the State of the Union Address | 1/27/2010 | See Source »

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