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...risk-averse Swiss. A $60 billion government rescue package for banks wasn't too welcome, either. Nor was UBS's announcement that it will pay out an estimated $1.77 billion in bonuses this year. As Zurich's daily newspaper, Tages-Anzeiger, observed, "Mr. and Mrs. Swiss will never understand that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Swiss Question Their Once Proud Banks | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...glossed over the impact of malpractice lawsuits in the decline of VBAC births. Parents sign a detailed form stating that they fully understand the risks that can occur with a VBAC, but when their choice results in a tragic loss or injury, they often seek to blame the doctor or hospital. Larry Kincheloe, M.D., OKLAHOMA CITY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...responsibility is to do what's right for Louisiana taxpayers. We turned down $97 million as part of the unemployment-insurance program because it would have created a permanent state spending obligation. I think Louisiana's taxpayers are smart enough to understand that you don't spend a dollar to chase a dime...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Bobby Jindal | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...understand just how misleading chatter can be, you have only to go back to Colin Powell's presentation at the United Nations in 2003, the one in which he incorrectly - if plausibly - claimed Saddam Hussein had held on to his weapons of mass destruction. Among other pieces of intelligence, Powell's case turned on an intercepted voice communication between two Iraqi officials. But as we now know, the two were only speculating - in complete ignorance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Intelligence Lapses: The Risks of Relying on 'Chatter' | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...thank God for my addiction. It made me understand my shortcomings." - on his prescription drug scandal. The New York Times Magazine, July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Conservative Radio Host Rush Limbaugh | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

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