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Leaders to Watch

by Morgan O'Rourke on January 20, 2010 · 0 comments

On the heels of their “Top Risks for 2010″ report, the Eurasia Group released its “2010 Leaders to Watch” list, highlighting the world leaders that are expected to make the biggest impact on the world this year. Not surprisingly, considering that U.S./China relations claimed the top spot in the “Top Risks” report, number one and number [...]

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Give AIG a Break

by Bill Coffin on December 16, 2009 · 1 comment

Okay, I said it: perhaps we’re being too harsh on AIG. Sure, the company has some serious problems, and its liquidity crisis of 2008 will remain one of the worst business disasters of all time. But since then, AIG has somehow morphed from a deeply troubled company into an avatar of all things wrong with [...]

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Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in American Samoa after a tsunami, triggered by a 8.3 magnitude earthquake, struck the area. News reports claim more than 100 people have been killed, including 77 people in Samoa, more than 25 in American Samoa and at least six in Tonga. The death toll is likely to [...]

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1. When addressing med mal reform, Obama has said he will not consider capping malpractice awards as a measure of reducing the cost of health care. What stands to be gained or lost by capping malpractice awards insofar as its effect on the availability and quality of health care? Many people believe that a cap [...]

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