Bernanke#39;s Schools in `Corridor of Shame#39; Roil Obama (Update2)
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Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) — Ben Bernankes public school
education in Dillon, South Carolina, was his steppingstone to
Harvard University. Today, the schools he attended are being
cited by Barack Obama as symbols of how America has neglected
its poor.
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Sick Swedish Kids Wait for Care Spurring Parents to Go Private
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Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) — Jorun Lindell got fed up with Swedish
health care the day her son Harald waited four hours to be treated
at a Stockholm emergency ward. His knees and ankles were swollen
“like soccer balls.
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Musical Indonesian Billionaires Bet Oil Growth on Libya Gusher
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Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — During a sultry Jakarta evening in
late November, Hilmi Panigoro, chief executive officer of PT
Medco Energi Internasional, turns to two guests at a sprawling
corporate residence. “Maybe I can play the piano for you, he
says with a smile. [...]
Bain Capital to buy Bright Horizons for 1.3 bln
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc (BFAM.O: Quote, Profile, Research), a provider of employer-sponsored child care and early education, said on Monday it would be bought by private equity firm Bain Capital for $1.3 billion.
The deal highlights a major shift going on in the private equity sector, where the credit crunch and [...]
