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THE LATEST OPINIONS FROM BLOOMBERG VIEW

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 bloombergview.com

EDUCATION The Editors: "President Barack Obama's efforts to reduce defaults on federal student loans are proving popular with borrowers. Unfortunately, that's not such good news for taxpayers." Read more... UKRAINE CRISIS The Editors: "This morning's cease-fire agreement for Ukraine is horribly flawed, yet far better than the alternative. ... That said, it's easy to see why Russian President Vladimir Putin was the one who emerged from the all-night negotiations in Minsk wearing a grin." Read more... Leonid Bershidsky: "What came out of the 17-hour, Ironman-level endurance test in Minsk is a cease-fire deal for eastern Ukraine that mitigates the Kiev government's defeat in a war it could not have won, gives Russian-backed rebels two days to make final territorial gains and freezes the conflict until next year. The challenge now is to make this cease-fire stick where previous ones didn't." Read more... WALL STREET Matt Levine: "I like my insider trading coverage to be helpful, so here's a case that may be of interest to all the potential insider traders out there."Read more... INVESTING Barry Ritholtz: "Despite underperforming by a substantial margin, hedge funds keep attracting more investors and assets under management." What's going on? Read more... 2016 ELECTIONS Albert R. Hunt: "The conventional wisdom among Republican elites is that Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is a fringe candidate with limited popular appeal. That may prove correct in the long run, but it's unsupported by recent polls." Read more... NEWS ROUNDUP Jonathan Bernstein (Read the news roundup) Sarah Posner on Alabama Judge Roy Moore and the "showdown between God and government." At Religion Dispatches: Read more... While Ed Kilgore at Washington Monthly comments on Moore's allies:Read more... More from Ta-Nehisi Coates at the Atlantic about religion, the Crusades and history: Read more... Ritholtz (Read the news roundup) What if everything we know about recessions is wrong?: Read more... In wake of financial crisis, Goldman goes it alone: Read more... Apple's new market: Read more... Katie Benner (Read the news roundup) Children at daycare centers that are affiliated with Silicon Valley tech companies are vaccinated at below-average rates: Read more... It looks pretty good if you're Amy Pascal. Sony Pictures is paying her $30 million to $40 million over four years: Read more... Niche, a company that connects social media stars with marketers, was acquired by Twitter: Read more...