The Hill Most Dems who backed ‘clean’ debt hike rejected final deal More than half of the 114 House Democrats who signed a letter vowing to support a “clean” increase to the nation’s debt ceiling rejected the final deal earlier this week.
A hard act to follow PALE, bespectacled and polite, Bekir Berat Ozipek, a young professor at Istanbulâs Commerce University, is no street-fighter. But he was excited by the heady atmosphere he experienced on a recent trip to Egypt. He and two fellow Turkish scholars went to a conference at the University of Cairo where their ideas on civil-military relations were […]
Citizens First, Consumers Second As we head toward the end of the week when the government will release July’s employment data, the economy, we now know, grew only 0.4 percent in the first quarter of 2011, rather than 1.9 percent, as reported previously. Overhanging this dismaying news, the acrimony of the debt ceiling crisis lingers in the Washington atmosphere.
Discovery News MINORITY RULES: SCIENTISTS FIND THE TIPPING POINT To change the beliefs of an entire community, only 10 percent of the population needs to become convinced of a new or different opinion, suggests a new study. At that tipping point, the idea can spread through social networks and alter behaviors on a large scale.
13 WMAZ Experts Give Opinions on Giddings Case In an interview with 13WMAZ’s Frank Malloy, two experts gave outside opinions on the Lauren Giddings murder case.
Boston Red Sox Youkilis lends his time, expertise to clinic The Kevin Youkilis who stepped to the plate in the eighth inning of Tuesday night’s win at Fenway Park was the super-competitive one, the one who is one of the best corner infielders in baseball.
Live Insurance News The impact of healthcare reform legislation on the compensation received by hospital execs The Obama Administration healthcare reform legislation - which already includes Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services programs for coordinated care and requirement changes for hospitals that are tax-exempt - may also be altering the compensation of hospital leaders.
MSNBC The best colleges for food, dorms, athletics and more You know which colleges rank highly for academics and status. But what about the most beautiful campus? Or the most robust financial aid?
The Des Moines Register Don’t take it personally, Iowa; Romney’s avoiding everyone Politico’s Ben Smith notes today that Mitt Romney hasn’t just been avoiding Iowa - he’s been nearly absent from the rest of the traditional campaign trail as well. Here’s what he says in a piece that labels the front-runnerâs campaign strategy as the ‘Mittness Protection Program’:
Boston.com History time: The long life of Jamaica Plain’s first drug store (Part 3 of 3) In 1950 there were six hospitals, thirty-four doctors, twelve dentists and twenty drugstores serving them in Jamaica Plain. There was also one farrier, or horseshoer. Two of the best-known physicians were Dr. George Faulkner whose first practice was at C. B. Rogers store about 1900, just before he founded the famous hospital, and Dr. Frederick […]
Boston.com Deal’s cutbacks could hobble state’s recovery Massachusetts would lose an estimated $400 million in federal dollars next year and $800 million the following year in the federal budget deal moving through Congress, cutbacks that could slow the stateâs tenuous economic recovery, regional economists said.
Boston.com Gov. Deval Patrick addresses Urban League youth at Northeastern The road to success may be paved with hurdles, but facing adversity should not be a barrier to achievement, says Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.