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Geithner’s new book rips Kirk on U.S. debt and China
Geithner says Kirk, a Republican, warned the Chinese that U.S. spending “was driving us toward default” and the Federal Reserve Bank was “creating hyperinflation.” “I couldn’t believe it,” Geithner writes. “Not only were those fears delusional, but he was undermining … Continue reading
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Elite Violinists Fail to Distinguish Legendary Violins From Modern Fiddles
The violins were winnowed to six old and six new in a double-blind listening test judged by the soloists. Then, each of them donned dark goggles so they couldn’t distinguish the instruments by sight and tested out these top fiddles … Continue reading
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I write for SkyMall
Align-N-Drive Kit “Knowing your exact driving path helps keep you safe. The Align-N-Drive “method” – and I am using that term with utmost charity – targets two key groups: geriatrics and the legally blind. So if you’re the kind of … Continue reading
Labor case shows NU taught its athletes well
Former Wildcats quarterback Kain Colter, who helped lead the fight, clearly learned a bit about economics, ethics, history, political science, mathematics and other academic disciplines. That Northwestern education fueled the sense of what is needed, what is possible and what … Continue reading