Jurors have long been sent home.

Fraga continued to testify at a rapid clip at times, or in a monotone that made his answers disappear into the mike. Court reporter Annie Mendiola again told him to slow down. "I'm still talking fast?" asked Fraga, sounding surprised. Moments later, as he read from something, he read super-fast. "Please, please, please, slow down," Du Bois told him. "It's in the record," Fraga said, referring to the text. But the judge told him Mendiola didn't have access to what he was reading from and that if she didn't take down what he was saying, no one would.

A Dose of Economics for Healthier Pharmaceutical Production

Efforts to increase the poor's access to medicines are nothing new. Buying products from quality manufacturers and urging these manufacturers to lower prices for the poorest markets have worked best; other policies have largely failed or are still on the drawing board. But the latest strategy--to encourage local pharmaceutical production--could also be entirely counterproductive. It could lower drug quality and increase incentives for protectionism, ultimately reducing access. Production of drugs in poorer countries can make sense, but it must be driven by entrepreneurs responsive to market incentives. Unsuccessful local businesses must be allowed to fail, not be propped up by aid groups that support local production without considering its long-term economic consequences. This would encourage better, more profitable businesses, which will be the engines of growth for poor nations.

Briefs: Federer ends losing streak at two

Top-ranked Roger Federer ended his two-match losing streak, beating Nikolay Davydenko, 6-4, 6-3, Wednesday at Shanghai, China, and boosting his chances of defending his Masters Cup title.