"Exactly where that line gets drawn is something that Americans should think about, argue about, and then vote their convictions, " he said.

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Some experts argue that the programs belong at trade schools and that students should use their undergraduate years to learn something about the world before heading to business school for an M.

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In the coat department, a 20-something couple (he in black mohair, she in denim shorts and red tights) argue loudly about the merits of a fake-fur jacket, while a couple of German tourists trundle by with flapper-style dresses slung over the top of their suitcases.

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In Europe, where the major problem is the worsening debt crisis that is threatening to topple governments into defaults, and banks into a financial crisis to rival that of 2008, euro-zone officials argue week after week about what they should do, but do little more than provide assurances that they will do something.

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