Obama backs short term auto bailout with conditions
President elect Barack Obama urged a limited auto industry rescue tied to restructuring and warned executives to change. He said some leaders may deserve to lose their jobs and pressed Congress to pass a 15 billion loan plan with strings to ensure a viable future for GM Chrysler and Ford while avoiding a full bankruptcy.
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Scientists back brain drugs for healthy people
A group of scientists argues in Nature that healthy adults should have the right to use brain boosting pills similar to those for ADHD or sleep disorders. They call for more research, safeguards against coercion, and policies to address risks and inequalities while noting possible societal costs.
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Rice regrets faulty Iraq intel and defends war in final term
Condoleezza Rice said the U S relied on flawed intelligence to justify the 2003 Iraq invasion and took partial responsibility for postwar mismanagement while defending Saddam Hussein's overthrow as a strategic gain. Bush similarly called intelligence failure his presidency's biggest regret.
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