Sep
3
2010
The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer recently wrote a profile of billionaires Charles and David Koch of Koch Industries called “Covert Operations,” in which she details how the brothers are “waging war against Obama.” The piece also raises concerns about their business practices. As Mayer writes, “The Kochs are longtime libertarians who believe in drastically lower [...]
Sep
1
2010
From a Lefty: Five Things the Right Is Doing Right
For nearly two years, the Democrats have controlled the House, the Senate, the presidency and two new judicial appointments to the Supreme Court. So why does it feel like the Democrats lost in 2008? I think it’s because the Democrats have turned losing into an art form. You know how they say a good dancer [...]
Sep
1
2010
What Price Is Right for Genzyme?
The chief executive of Genzyme, Henri A. Termeer, on Tuesday appeared to soften his tone about a possible sale, a day after his company rejected a $69-a-share offer from Sanofi-Aventis. In an interview with The Boston Globe, Mr. Termeer acknoweldged that Genzyme was now in play even as he reiterated that Sanofi’s price undervalued the [...]
Sep
1
2010
What Price Is Right for Genzyme?
The chief executive of Genzyme, Henri A. Termeer, on Tuesday appeared to soften his tone about a possible sale, a day after his company rejected a $69-a-share offer from Sanofi-Aventis. In an interview with The Boston Globe, Mr. Termeer acknoweldged that Genzyme was now in play even as he reiterated that Sanofi’s price undervalued the [...]
Sep
1
2010
What Price Is Right for Genzyme?
The chief executive of Genzyme, Henri A. Termeer, on Tuesday appeared to soften his tone about a possible sale, a day after his company rejected a $69-a-share offer from Sanofi-Aventis. In an interview with The Boston Globe, Mr. Termeer acknoweldged that Genzyme was now in play even as he reiterated that Sanofi’s price undervalued the [...]
Aug
26
2010
Right-Wing Militia Decides Church Is Wrong to Burn Koran on 9/11
When the Dove World Outreach Center announced last month that it would commemorate the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by staging a burning of the Koran, Islam’s holy book, it seemed to confirm the Gainesville, Fla.-based church as a fringe element even among Christian fundamentalists. That reputation was solidified Tuesday night when CNN [...]


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