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Seek Out People Who Disagree With You

Vitaliy N. Katsenelson | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Berkshire Hathaway, Milken Institute, Omaha, Warren Buffett, Jim Chanos, Charlie Munger, Business News

I tried to identify the specifics of our disagreement, what assumptions both of us were making. And then tried to focus the discussion on these more precise points of disagreement. In the end we each learned from the other.

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WATCH: 60 Seconds of Social Media

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Justin Bieber, Milken Institute, Social Media, Charity, Milken Institute's Global Conference, Philanthropy Social Media, Strategic Philanthropy, Technology News

The Internet isn't just lolcats and high-tech acquisitions anymore. A lot of people are working hard to harness the power of social media for social change around the world.

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Capturing the Visionary Spirit: Milken Institutes's Global Conference Brings Together Brightest Visionary Women Entrepreneurs to Share Keys to Success

Angella Nazarian | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Milken Institute, Milken Global Conference, Entrepreneurs, Women Entrepreneurs, Women Milken Institute, Impact News

Today Milken Institute's Global Conference was launched in Los Angeles bringing together over 3,000 of the world's brightest minds for prestigious two day event off educational lectures, panels and interviews on various topics affecting our world today.

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Live Updates From The Milken Global Conference 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Bloomberg, LA CONFERENCE, John Chiang, Milken Institute, Bill Clinton, Video, Milken Global Conference, Jerry Brown, Willow Bay, Milken Global Conference 2012, Milken Institute's Global Conference, Milken Global, #2012GC, Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles News

Monday marks the first morning of the 15th annual Milken Conference, a four-day long event hosted by the Milken Institute at the Beverly Hilton Hotel....

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The 10 Best Economically Performing Cities

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Texas, Milken Institute, Business Costs, Job Cuts, Wages, President Obama, San Antonio, Census Data, Jobs, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Job Creation, Home Health Care, Business News

A struggling labor market may be one of the most significant problems currently facing the United States, but some cities are starting to return to pr...

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Alissa Finerman Has No Regrets

Michael Martin | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Milken Institute, Executive Coaching, Michael Milken, University of Pennsylvania, Personal Health, Life Coaching, UC Berkeley, Wharton School, Tennis, Los Angeles News

The former bond trader and Wharton MBA got burnt out from the corporate life and felt passionless at work. That meant leaving Wall St. and enrolling in a coaching program at NYU.

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The Milken Conference 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: LA CONFERENCE, John Chiang, Milken Institute, Bill and Melinda Gates, Allan Golston, Jerry Brown, Donna Karan, Milken Institute's Global Confernce, Orrin Hatch, Beverly Hilton, Wolf Blitzer, Los Angeles News

Monday marked the first morning of the 2011 Milken Conference, a four-day long event hosted by the Milken Institute at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Thou...

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Milken Institute's Best-Performing Cities Index: Colorado Cities Slide From 2009 Rankings

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Cities, Milken Institute, Best-Performing Cities Index, COlorado Cities Economic Performance, Fort Collins, Slidepollajax, Boulder, Colorado, Greeley, Colorado Springs, Denver, Denver News

Last week, the California-based Milken Institute released its annual ranking of the top-performing metro areas in the country. As the Milken Institut...

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PHOTOS: 13 Best Cities for Jobs: The Milken Institute

The Huffington Post | Nicole Hardesty | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Milken Institute, Lafayette, Economy, Austin, San Antonio, Jobs, Brownsville, Huntsville, Houston, Ross Devol, Anchorage, Fort-Hood, Best Performing Cities, Slidepollajax, Business Climates, Cities, Raleigh, Business News

Would you move to Fort-Hood, Texas if it meant finally finding a job? The Milken Institute released its annual Best Performing Cities 2010 report this...

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It's Time to Make R&D Tax Credit Permanent, Assure U.S. Remains World's Top Innovator

Brandon Edwards | Posted 05.25.2011

It's time to put questions about the future availability of the R&D credit to rest so that companies will stop discounting its value and take full advantage of it as a key driver of innovation.

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Why I'm Not Singing the Metro Blue Line Blues

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LA Times, Milken Institute, Capital Markets, South LA, Washington, Transit-Oriented Development, 30/10, Metro, Subway to the Sea, Congress, Blue Line, Los Angeles, Public Private Partnerships, Uli, Los Angeles News

Changing the way LA commutes and lives is not just a pipe dream. All over the city people and organizations are working in positive ways to make life here better.

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Milken Forecast (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Nathaniel Cahners Hindman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, Milken Institute, Economic Forecasts, Slidepollajax, Double-Dip Recession, Jobs, Gdp Growth, Economic Growth, Robert Shiller, Recession, Business News

First the bad news: a growing number of economists suggest the U.S. has significant chance of falling into another recession -- and today's GDP number...

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Bill Keller: HuffPost, NYTimes Coverage Of Iran 'Wonderful Act Of Hybrid Journalism' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Milken Institute, Video, Arianna Huffington, Citizen Journalism, Milken Global Conference, Bill Keller, Media News

During the Milken Institute's Global Conference, Arianna Huffington, the New York Times' Bill Keller, Bloomberg's Andy Lack, Journalism Online's Gordo...

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Les Moonves Not Sold On 3-D TV

thewrap.com | Dylan Stableford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Milken Institute, Milken Global Conference, 3-D, 3-D TV, Les Moonves, Los Angeles News

CBS chief Les Moonves spoke at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on Wednesday night, and tossed some cold water on Hollywood's w...

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T. Boone Pickens: Climate Change Bill Is Coming, 'It's Too Important For The Security Of America' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Milken Institute, Obama Climate Bill, T. Boone Pickens, Natural Gas Tax Credits, Milken Institute's Global Confernce, Natural Gas, Climate Change, Natural Gas Act, Climate Change Bill, Pickens Plan, Boone Pickens, Business News

T. Boone Pickens, the legendary oil investor and, more recently, a devout champion of ending America's reliance on fossil fuels, said on Tuesday that ...

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Felix Salmon: Despite Reform Efforts, 'Big Banks Have Enough Lobbying Power To Continue Taking Big Risks' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Milken Institute, The Financial Fix, Milken Global Conference, Financial Reform, Too Big to Fail, Resolution Authority, Financial Crisis, Felix Salmon, Business News

Felix Salmon, Reuters' widely influential blogger, sat down with Huffington Post's Ryan McCarthy at the Milken Institute's Global Conference, to talk ...

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US Treasury's Gold Valued: US Gold Reserves Total $288 Billion, According To Market PRICE

Washington Post / Big Money | Martha C. White | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Milken Institute, Fort Knox, US Gold Reserves, Gold Reserves, Spot Gold, Liquidity, Cato Institute, Treasury, Bretton Woods, Gold, Gold Prices, Home News

Buried in the Treasury's International Reserve Position report is an intriguing bit of math. The document details the total amount, by weight, of the ...

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Maryland's Commitment to Advancing Stem Cell Research

Gov. Martin O'Malley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Milken Institute, Governor Martin O'Malley, Jeffrey Sachs, Martin O'Malley, Maryland, Jobs, Science, Biotech, Barack Obama, California, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Health Care Reform, Stem Cell Research, Technology, Medicine, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News

Last week, we announced that Maryland was entering into a new partnership with the State of California to collaborate on stem cell projects.

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Greening Hollywood: Governator Schwarzenegger Is Green on Energy

Paige Donner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ronald Stoltz, Cap and Trade, Milken Institute, Anne Korin, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles, John Bryson, Solar Panels, New Majority, Flex-Fuel, Safeway Inc., Governor Schwarzenegger, AB 32, Nuclear Energy, Energy Independence and Security Act, G. Chris Andersen, Sandia National Laboratories, Global Warming Solutiosn Act, Set America Free Coalition, Edison International, Global Security, Joseph Pettus, Alternative Energy, Healthy Living News

Governor Schwarzenegger is "determined to terminate global warming." A Green Arnold - so, does that make him, like, the Incredible Hulk?

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