GOPers Were Against Dictating Executive Pay Before They Were For It

Seeded on Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:42 AM EDT (ABC News Blogs)

"Republicans are taking every opportunity to put the blame in the AIG bonus controversy on Democrats and the White House, but many have had a different position on regulating executive pay...."

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Reforming Health Care, Including How We Got Where We Are

Seeded on Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:43 AM EST (New Yorker)

Dr. Atul Gawande illustrates his position that health care reform in Canada, England, France and elsewhere builds on existing systems within the historical context. Interesting background and pragmatic suggestions for dealing with our current need for change

health, health-care

Dollar's Slide Increases Oil Prices?

Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:58 AM EDT

I was in Germany during the last big oil price crisis. While the price of oil was going up and the dollar was going down against the German Mark, the price at the German pump didn't change much. Why was that?

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business, dollar, oil, petroleum

Suggestion: Obama Appoints Clinton to the Supreme Court

Seeded on Thu May 22, 2008 7:19 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

In "Next Stop, Supreme Court?" James Andrew Miller makes the suggestion of Obama offering Hillary Clinton the first Supreme Court opening. There should be several. He believes this would help heal intra-Democratic unhappiness and be a position where Sen.

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