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“Even if you defeat the regime really quickly, the day after matters,” said Vali Nasr, an Iran expert and former U.S. official now at Johns Hopkins University.
The colorful Moira Rose was a city socialite and former soap opera star before her family’s fortune turned and they wound up living in “the sticks,” surrounded by simple folk.
From Los Angeles Times
Jason Furman, who served as a top economic adviser to former US president Barack Obama, said that "Warsh is well above the bar on both substance and independence" to lead the Fed.
From Barron's
“Kevin Warsh is well above the bar on both substance and independence to be chair of the Federal Reserve,” writes Jason Furman, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama.
From Barron's
Mr. Ho, former chairman of the group behind the annual Tiananmen vigil, is in poor health and has pleaded guilty to inciting subversion.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
