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jeffsommer

  1. At Intrade, Placing Odds on Greece and the Euro nyti.ms/MNwclg (belatedly, my Times column)
  2. NYTimes: A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College ANDREW MARTIN, ANDREW LEHREN (fine, sobering piece) nyti.ms/JOkKkA
  3. NYTimes: At JPMorgan, the Ghost of Dinner Parties Past GRETCHEN MORGENSON nyti.ms/Js9F9D
  4. NYTimes: Flights to Safety Can’t Hide the Dangers MY COLUMN nyti.ms/K65bmb
  5. NYTimes: Slippery-Slope Logic, Applied to Health Care. RICHARD THALER nyti.ms/J7P7XP
  6. my pleasure @mlstotts thanks for pointing me to old pal and fine writer, Ron Replogle's ebook on #MadMen Season One ronreplogle.com
  7. Ron Replogle, an old pal and fine writer, has an ebook out on #MadMen. Fun read. ronreplogle.com
  8. My college roommate, Ron Replogle, has an ebook out on Mad Men. Fun read (and I've never seen the show): ronreplogle.com
  9. Mets’ Owners, Madoff Trustee Settle Suit for $162 million. (When will the Mets be watchable again?) nyti.ms/zIOgb3
  10. Apple to Use Cash for Stock Dividend and Buyback: nyti.ms/FVNzYc
  11. After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses: nyti.ms/wYhNSK (wasn't about to go buys set but feel a twinge)
  12. Economy Plays Biggest Role in Obama Re-Election Chances: nyti.ms/wM7NRQ Nice analysis by David Leonhardt, NYT
  13. A Refined Formula to Predict Doom in Celebrity Marriages: nyti.ms/wHw4U3 (New! the National Enquirer/New York Times ratio!)
  14. NYTimes: The Prestige Chase Is Raising College Costs (Robert Frank) nyti.ms/yLFHwU
  15. NYTimes: Gas Price Disparity Seems Here to Stay (my column) nyti.ms/yNd0jQ
  16. NYTimes: U.S. Added 227,000 Jobs Last Month; Rate at 8.3% nyti.ms/z75IyY
  17. NYTimes: Numbers That Sway Markets and Voters (my column on the oil/gas price surge) nyti.ms/z45whY
  18. Google's Schmidt Predicts an Android for Everyone on the Planet bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/goo…
  19. It's not just address book info: Apple Loophole Gives Developers Access to Photos bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/tk-…
  20. NYTimes: A Fog Warning, Again, for Municipal Bonds (Gretchen Morgenson) nyti.ms/y0Ielf