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...absolute necessity when markets go horribly awry. After Japan's stock-and-real-estate bubble burst in the early 1990s, the economy staggered along for half a decade until the government finally stepped in to restructure the financial sector. During the Asian financial crisis of 1997-98, state action was crucial to rebuilding moribund banks and companies...
Concerning employment, Boston University is implementing a “hiring freeze,” Riley said, adding that the university’s current president Robert A. Brown is the first president in the university’s history to take this type of action...
...officials have asked Israel to refrain from launching any major military action in the region during the waning days of the Bush presidency, Israeli sources have told TIME. Previously, some Israeli military officials had hinted to the media that if Israel were to carry out its threats to strike at Iranian nuclear installations, it might do so before Barack Obama enters the White House in January. But now a Defense Ministry official says, "We have been warned...
...Mooney said. Overall, the win leaves Harvard and Princeton in the top spots in the Ivy League. As the team heals from injuries and illness, it seems that things will only continue to go well for the Crimson and that the team will remain dominant. Harvard will next see action at the Georgia Invitational Dec. 5-7. “We never underestimate our opponents,” Morawsi said. “With every win we get more confidence. With every win we learn new things. It is certainly nice to be 3-0 right now. We knew...
...careful not to set out any specific course of action. When asked whether he would immediately stop sending envoys to China, the Dalai Lama said, "Wait another month and then we'll decide...