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...That doesn't mean that Beijing will be writing a blank check for Washington as it begins the process of raising the $700 billion the Treasury Department has been authorized to borrow to stabilize markets. As Beijing-watcher Will Wo Lop Lam wrote recently, Chinese leaders are expecting the U.S. to make large concessions in exchange for Beijing's financial support. These concessions may include guaranteeing Chinese investments in the U.S. (such as the roughly $300 billion of Fannie and Freddie May debt it owns). Demands could extend to non-financial areas. Beijing protested recently after the U.S. stationed...
Buell's collaborative style has led to some of the most innovative designs in motorcycles in recent years. "More than any other place I have been, we have a real blank-sheet-of-paper approach," says Stefanelli. Buell was the first to fit an exhaust underneath the bike so the weight stays low for better control. It was the first to put oil in the swing arm and fuel in the frame to distribute weight more evenly. And it pioneered a perimeter brake disk--replacing a central disk around the hub--that weighs a third less than the standard system...
...Massachusetts Bay Colony. Among the vaunted cast of America’s founding patriarchs (and matriarchs), the icons of John Winthrop, Roger Williams, John Endicott, and Anne Hutchinson are increasingly obscure—and Vowell knows it. But their virtual anonymity in the American cultural lexicon leaves them as blank slates for Vowell to fill in with tireless research and her own humanizing perspective.Fans of “This American Life” will know that, like most contributors, Vowell has an innate ability to forge strong connections between research and personal experience, and “The Wordy Shipmates?...
...anybody to name the six starting offensive linemen on the Harvard football team and chances are you’d probably get blank stares even from the Crimson faithful. While senior quarterback Chris Pizzotti and junior wide receiver Matt Luft may be the big men on campus, it’s really junior left tackle James Williams, senior left guard Tom Rodger, junior center Alex Spisak, senior right guard Zach Copple, senior right tackle Ryan Pilconis, and senior tight end Andy Miller who are the true unsung heroes for the Crimson. “They’re simply...
...important American allies such as Japan and South Korea. Needless to say, it is also likely that the recent thaw in cross-strait relations between Taiwan and China would be adversely affected as well. This is not to say, however, that the United States government should give Beijing a blank check to conduct its affairs as it wishes. We are extremely concerned about several issues where further Sino-American cooperation and reform from Beijing can help to ease international tensions and improve the lives of millions of people. We acknowledge, as Washington’s critics often point out, that...