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HEADLINES ON January 13, 2006
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- Headline: Alito's Supreme Court Confirmation Highlights. Impact: If Judge Alito hadn't responded to 700 questions like he was trying to win a game of legal charades, we might not have had a Supreme Court that could casually redefine 'precedent' to mean 'whatever we feel like today.'. Fact: Did you know that 18 hours of questioning is less time than most people spend deciding what to watch on Netflix? Priorities, folks..
- Headline: Boston Scientific Raises Bid for Guidant. Impact: The battle for Guidant turned corporate takeovers into a sport, where billion-dollar bids became the equivalent of high-stakes poker. Next thing you know, Wall Street was hosting its own version of 'The Bachelor.'. Fact: Did you know that $332 million is roughly the GDP of a small country? Makes you wonder how they ‘found’ that money under the couch cushions..