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...terminate a U.S. lease on Manas Air Base (above), the only such facility left in central Asia, depriving Washington of a crucial staging point for troops, munitions and cargo destined for Afghanistan. Moscow, which has opposed America's presence in the region, pledged over $2 billion in loans to bolster Kyrgyzstan's faltering economy shortly before the decision was made, though both parties insist that the aid was not contingent on the base's closure. U.S. negotiators hope Manas will be reopened in the future, pending further financial discussions...
...luxury. Yesterday, the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority voted to increase toll prices in a staggered fashion—by a factor that depends on whether a gas-tax increase will also be approved. In an attempt to rid the state’s transportation system of its debt, and to bolster the budget by half a billion dollars, Governor Deval L. Patrick ’78 has suggested raising the gasoline tax by 19 cents in the state—nearly double its current level. His proposal, which would leave Massachusetts with one of the highest gas taxes in the country...
Under the new plan, the government will increase spending on infrastructure to try to boost the nation’s shrinking gross domestic product. In addition, the package provides tax rebates to consumers in an attempt to bolster spending...
...example: Where can we cooperate on energy efficiency? Can the U.S. and China find ways to jointly profit from the development of low-carbon economies? Currencies, Tibet, human rights, Taiwan and other important questions should not be forgotten. But a new united front to address climate issues would help bolster the larger edifice of Sino-U.S. relations, making it easier to deal with these other contentious issues...
...carriers - China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom - it remains to be seen which of the mobile-service providers and equipment manufacturers will manage to grab the largest slice of the pie. Another issue that remains very much in the balance is the fate of Beijing's attempt to bolster the country's technological chops by force-feeding the industry a homegrown version of 3G. More broadly, critics say that the long delay in granting 3G licenses - widely seen as an effort to allow more time for the development of China's own 3G technology to compete with established high...