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...During the Trinity Test of the original atomic bomb, Enrico Fermi playfully offered a wager on “whether or not the bomb would ignite the atmosphere, and if so, whether it would merely destroy New Mexico or destroy the world...
...speech as part of her time as a spring visiting fellow at the IOP. Edwards specifically pointed to how she felt Delaware Senator Joe Biden’s presidential campaign had been hindered by a lack of media coverage. “On his behalf, I want to wager a complaint with the press of the United States for failing to treat that candidacy seriously,” Edwards said. She said that the press had focused on topics that should not be related to people’s political decisions. “Being well-informed, you might know...
...gambler like him excited about mine. Unfortunately, most of my ideas were illegal, since Vegas has been ruined by lots of laws and regulations over the past few years, none of which seem to have to do with restaurant prices. The law states that you can wager only on statistically verifiable sports events, thus eliminating my bet on whether the first cheerleader shown on television would be prettier than Tom Brady. My second plan, however, seemed promising. While I don't know anything about football, I do, as a Jew with pushy parents, know an awful lot about the importance...
...ultimate outcome in Iraq is out of the hands of Petraeus and the U.S. military. After a yearlong surge, the U.S. is about to move from the relatively safe ground of betting on its troops to betting on Iraqis. And that's a very different kind of wager...
...credit-card debt. Homeless, the 55-year-old bus driver made plans to jump from his sister's ninth-floor apartment. She talked him out of it, and, after she stepped in to help him start over financially by declaring bankruptcy, he hasn't made a single wager. "If I gamble again, no one can help me," he says. "It'll kill...