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...consequently swing into deficit next year for the first time since 2001. The stock market has dropped more than 70% in the past year, as the nation's business élite have dumped stocks to repay the huge loans they had taken out to finance acquisitions in Russia and abroad. Capital is fleeing--investors have pulled about $245 billion out of Russia since August--and the ruble is under pressure...
...applaud Peter Beinart's suggestion to inject some economic realism into our foreign policy [Feb. 2]. An America that demonstrates an understanding of its limitations and a fiscal pragmatism in its foreign policy will command far greater respect abroad than one that takes the dogmatic, open-checkbook approach of the Bush Administration. But why stop with Iraq and Afghanistan? Barack Obama should look at the rationale for maintaining forces in Germany, Japan and South Korea. Even among our allies, our presence on their soil makes little sense to many and is not appreciated. Our days as the world's policeman...
...ideas, work together young and old.” Not only did this ideal make Ladysmith a natural match for Paul Simon and Sesame Street, it also enabled them to spread their message of understanding into the political realm as cultural ambassadors. Anti-apartheid activists in South Africa and abroad took Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s music as an unofficial anthem. In 1994, the group performed at the inauguration of Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa. Shabalala and company have hardly slowed down since, producing a steady stream of recordings and maintaining an energetic touring schedule...
...There is another reason that absent faculty members will benefit Harvard in the short term: As demonstrated in November and again at the presidential inauguration, the media and many people in the United States and abroad are simply crazy for anything Obama-related. Although there are numerous reasons for the 29,000 applications to the Class of 2013, Obama’s connection to Harvard—and the increased prevalence of Harvard affiliates in the news as he selects them for his administration—will certainly contribute to increased interest in the university. The more Harvard professors...
...Administration - including the former President himself. The question now is, Will Pyongyang, feeling a bit ignored, raise enough of a ruckus to force itself back onto Washington's center stage? The answer may be one that President Obama and co., consumed from Day One with crises at home and abroad, don't need...