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Merging Merck

Today, Merck and Schering-Plough completed our global merger. By combining the two New Jersey-based companies, we have created one of the world's largest health care firms, with more than $40 billion in annual revenues. This allegation is worthy of a ...

From RICHARD CLARK, Forbes,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Merck & Company, Inc.,  Schering Plough Corp,  Apple, Inc.

Richard A. Clarke: More Troops to Afghanistan?

Rumors have circulated for months in Washington that the US commanders in Afghanistan want more troops and would be sending a formal request to the President. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is supposedly sitting on such a request until later in the ...

From RICHARD A. CLARKE, Huffington Post,  11 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Richard A. Clarke,  Robert Gates,  Joe Biden,  Jim Jones

Consumer Product Safety Commission Investigating Chinese Drywall

Chinese drywall may have been used in 100,000 homes built in the United States during the period from 2004 to 2008. It has been reported that Chinese drywall causes a variety of respiratory illnesses as well as causes corrosion in pipes and electrical ...

From CLARK RICHARDS, Associated Content,  3 Aug 2009

WSJ: Targeting Terrorists

Washington is embroiled in a manic swing of opinion about the efficacy of covert action, including targeted assassinations. Richard A. Clarke on the delicate balance between the rule of law and running an effective intelligence agency. Not since 1975 ...

From RICHARD CLARKE, Council on Foreign Relations,  18 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Central Intelligence Agency,  U.S. House of Representatives,  Richard A. Clarke,  White House,  U.S. Democratic Party

Richard A. Clarke: Obama's Challenge in Cyberspace

In the next few days President Obama will decide whether he will live up to his campaign promises about dealing seriously with the challenge of cyber security by creating a White House office to direct government activity and coordinate with the ...

From RICHARD A. CLARKE, Huffington Post,  8 May 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  Richard A. Clarke,  National Security Agency,  U.S. Congress

Money Can Buy Happiness

Last week I had some surgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. Upon release, my wife and I had to travel back to the local hotel where my wife stayed while awaiting my release. As I maneuvered the streets of Baltimore before my entry into the hospital I ...

From CLARK RICHARDS, Associated Content,  6 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Johns Hopkins,  New York Yankees,  Anna Nicole Smith

Users put new mobile phones on hold

Mobile phone users are holding on to their handsets and "trading down" to cheaper deals, or opting for a top-of-the-range device such as Apple's iPhone or the BlackBerry Storm, according to the world's largest mobile phone company, Vodafone. This ...

From RICHARD WRAY, ANDREW CLARK, Guardian Unlimited,  3 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Motorola, Inc.

The confusion over renditions

PRESIDENT OBAMA'S order to close the Guantanamo prison provoked comments from the right about the risks of bringing terrorist prisoners to the United States. His order banning torture, but not outlawing "extraordinary renditions," caused some on the ...

From RICHARD CLARKE, Boston Globe,  29 Jan 2009
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  United Nations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Surgery

One of the realities of life as one ages is that illness or disease will strike. Medical science has made it possible for us to live longer, but the unfortunate consequence is that as we age it becom es more likely that we will require hospitalization. ...

From CLARK RICHARDS, Associated Content,  31 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Johns Hopkins University,  U S News

A Tribute to American Soldiers

There are many ways to pay tribute to the courage and heroism of America's soldiers. Normally tributes take the form of an eloquent speech by a public official who praises their efforts and salutes their steadfast determination to defend America. ...

From CLARK RICHARDS, Associated Content,  2 Dec 2008

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