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...savers at British bank Northern Rock, the days of worry may be waning. But it took a bold intervention by the U.K government to accomplish. Hoping to stem depositors' panic about the Northern Rock's solvency after it announced last week that it had requested an emergency line of credit from the Bank of England (lengthy lines of customers waiting to withdraw their savings have been a frequent sight outside Northern Rock branches for days), Alistair Darling, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer announced yesterday that the government itself would guarantee the bank's customers' money in the (very unlikely...
That much Fukuda can likely accomplish. As chief cabinet secretary for popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi - a post he held for a record 1,259 days, a period unmatched by any other post World War II minister - Fukuda earned a reputation for calm competency that should appeal to a public and a party still shocked by the utter disintegration of Abe's administration. But it seems far less likely that Fukuda will be able to help the LDP at the ballot box. (Legislative elections aren't scheduled until 2009, but with the opposition empowered by its recent win, early...
...Sept. 10]. During World War II, we all were asked to do something, and we did. Back then, we were joined in a common cause. Today there is a void. We need to resurrect a sense of obligation to our country besides taxes and voting. One way to help accomplish this would be to institute a draft. Everyone should be obligated to serve the country in some fashion. Maybe then we would stop identifying ourselves with narrow labels such as liberal, conservative, Democrat and Republican and move toward what Patrick Henry expressed in saying "I am not a Virginian...
...think she is going to be a great soldier—more than a great soldier, a great lieutenant—in terms of helping Drew accomplish her goals,” he said. —Staff writer Claire M. Guehenno can be reached at guehenno@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Laurence H. M. Holland can be reached at lholland@fas.harvard.edu. CORRECTION: The Sept. 10 news article "Faust Taps Rogers For VP " incorrectly stated that Harvard's capital campaign is expected to begin as early as 2008. In fact, fundraising officials said last year that a new launch date...
...think she is going to be a great soldier—more than a great soldier, a great lieutenant—in terms of helping Drew accomplish her goals," he said...