Word: bearings
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...deployment of U.S. forces, then by that argument you would have 300,000 troops in the Congo right now—where millions have been slaughtered as a consequence of ethnic strife—which we haven’t done.” Obama is implying America should bear as much responsibility for the security of citizens in a country we do not occupy as one we do. That is, none at all.The irony is that Senator Obama has been a strong advocate of international intervention in Darfur, where a genocide has been raging since 2003. In 2006, Obama...
...decision it insisted was made purely in the interest of national security. The court was scathingly unconvinced. "No one, whether within this country or outside, is entitled to interfere with the course of our justice," the judges ruled. "It is the failure of Government and [Wardle] to bear that essential principle in mind that justifies the intervention of this court...
...downturn, prompted by unexpectedly high rates of home loan defaults, resulted in the collapse of the investment bank Bear Stearns. The Fed stepped in with a $30 billion credit line to help JPMorgan Chase acquire the beleaguered bank...
...Bear's Mighty Fall I read with dismay Justin Fox's "The Bear Trap," about the collapse of investment bank Bear Stearns [March 31]. The market crisis is especially unsettling because it is self-inflicted. Over the past two decades, through the crippling process of outsourcing, we have relinquished our leads in manufacturing, engineering and technology. If we lose our status as the world's financial beacon, we will surely inch closer to becoming a nation of two dimensions: a bloated military power that consumes voraciously and produces little. Robert Winkelmann, AMITYVILLE...
...School I can say that the diversity and ability of HLS students is almost beyond belief and I know from what I read that the level of creativity from the undergraduates is phenomenal. So if you have a place for people who are interested and bring their creativity to bear, like this new program, it might be that we will have a giant wiki and we will see what comes...