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...Haitian people as they reconstruct their country with international support. Too many times in the past, good intentions have died on Haitian shores, while seemingly good ideas have unleashed pestilence on the nation’s populace. However, this time we have no choice but to build a better coalition of those interested in rebuilding the country. The alternative is unthinkable...
Cities such as Port-au-Prince should be built better than they were before. The buildings should be constructed in adherence to strict building codes—resistance to hurricanes and earthquakes is a must. The creation of an extensive sanitation system, the implementation of an organized public transportation system, and investment in a reliable power grid that uses green energy sources like wind, solar, and geothermal will be crucial...
While Orton does a fine job of showing her readers the inner workings of Ivy League basketball during 2005-06 season, she does an even better job of illuminating the major changes that have taken place within the Harvard basketball program over just the past four seasons...
...blew it during the crisis. This is nutty. It's easy to nitpick the AIG bailout or any of the Fed's other unpalatable decisions during the panic, but they have worked out better than anyone had any right to expect, preventing a catastrophe for a relatively paltry price. Bernanke has been pilloried for conjuring up trillions of dollars out of thin air and lending to unconventional borrowers who had never dreamed of getting their hands on Fed cash, but more than 80% of his emergency loans have been paid back, and the Fed is returning record profits to taxpayers...
...there is violence on polling day, voters may stay home in fear, CaFFE's Thenakoon warns. That's a big risk for the opposition, as Fonseka supporters say that the higher the voter turnout, the better his chance of ousting Rajapaksa. "They want to keep us away from the booths," Fonseka told the crowd at his final election rally on Jan. 23. "We should not get scared, we should go and vote." (See pictures of life in the territories previously controlled by the Tamil Tigers...