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...fact, much of the money that taxpayers have pumped into the financial system has ended up at banks that are lending it back to the government by buying Treasury securities. Isn't that great? We make money available to the banks at 0%, they lend it to the government at a markup, and they make money off our tax dollars, whining every step...
...especially those by South Asian authors—rely on the equivalent of camels for effect, peppering works with spices and ceremonies, arranged marriages and zany in-laws: in short, deploying the stalest, most predictable tropes in the Orientalist handbook. Book reviewers stateside pat themselves on the back for compassing “world literature”; arts supplements splash their fronts with selections of the month like Anita Desai’s “Fasting, Feasting” or Aravind Adiga’s “The White Tiger.” Enthusiastic reception notwithstanding, however...
Keating’s second-half tally ended her own personal five-game scoreless streak, which dated back to her game-winning goal against Brown in overtime on October...
...think we could have definitely played with them,” Kimmel said. “We just couldn’t get our momentum back after their first goal...
...After back-to-back defeats to top-ten opponents, the Crimson looks to get back on track in its senior night game against Dartmouth this Saturday...