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...expansion, set to be completed in the canal's centennial year, 2014, could also mark the nation's coming of age. It's a chance, say officials, to shed once and for all Panama's 20th century image as a U.S. lapdog and bolster its bid to become the hemisphere's Hong Kong--a world-class maritime, financial and commercial center for everything from foreign-exchange banking to aviation services...
...need to dig new reservoirs, which many had feared would displace thousands of farms and homes. The project would create as many as 7,000 direct jobs and more than 40,000 indirect jobs at home. Companies such as Bechtel, ABB and the French contractor Bouygues are expected to bid for the project...
...pondering a White House bid, ABC News's Mark Halperin and the Washington Post's John Harris have some advice. In their book The Way to Win, they offer tales from past campaigns and--with the help of former President Bill Clinton and G.O.P. impresario Karl Rove, who were interviewed for the book--tips for those who have their eyes on the Oval Office. Here's a sampler...
...rankings this week for the first time since 1993. Coach Roger Hughes’ shutdown D (274 yards surrendered per game) has led the team to victories over the Patriot League’s top three.The same can not be said for defending champion Brown. The Bears’ bid to repeat will all but end with a loss in Jersey, and the suddenly porous defense, giving up more than 400 yards per game, and floundering running game do not bode well. Now, could Princeton suffer a letdown after earning Top 25 recognition? Could it be looking ahead...
...company’s downfall, said the Harvard Square store’s supervisor, Darien G. Valentine. But it was the Great American Group that drove the last nail in Tower’s coffin. The Los Angeles-based liquidation firm’s $134.3 million bid bested an offer by Trans World Entertainment, which wanted to keep some of the chain’s branches in business. “It’s genuinely very sad and tragic,” Valentine said. The store’s Harvard Square branch opened exactly 15 years...