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...attitude is just great that we know that the young guys can help us,” sophomore Dan Chenoweth said. The early-season meets will provide ample opportunity for the rookies to make their marks in their respective events. One such newcomer, Nico Weiler, will help bolster the men’s vault, which last year only had two competitors. The Stuttgart, Germany native was the under-18 World Champion in the pole vault in 2006 and was named to the All-USA team by USA Today this year. “Nico is ridiculous,” Chenoweth...
...President Ron Gettelfinger said Wednesday afternoon that the union was taking two immediate steps to help bolster the three struggling automakers, which he said are suffering a triple calamity of collapsing sales, tumbling consumer confidence and the frozen credit markets. (See pictures of the recession...
...annually to enable undergraduates to take part in a “significant international experience,” according to the University’s Vice Provost for International Affairs Jorge I. Dominguez. In April, Rockefeller donated a separate $100 million to the University that will be used to bolster study abroad programs and arts education. The amount awarded to each student will be based on the program or project proposal and demonstrated financial need, according to an e-mail sent to the student body from College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds. To be eligible for consideration, the proposed program...
...stopgap solution rather than a long term one? If so, does that mean peacekeeping can never have great moments of achievement? There are a number of peacekeeping missions. We try to be a help to the process of national political accommodation. We can never substitute for that, however; only bolster the forces taking part and help stabilize the nation. We assist the national process, but we do not replace it. We're not NATO. We're not an army of occupation. We're not a colonial army. We're never going to take on points of responsibility that a national...
...Geithner also is known for speaking his mind, sometimes forcefully, behind the scenes. In one now famous fight with FDIC chief Sheila Bair the weekend of Oct. 12, 2008, he argued in blunt terms for the need to bolster banks with FDIC guarantees even as Bair was resisting details of a plan. His current job is due in part to his reputation for standing up to powerful people, says Sexton. "[Former Deputy Treasury Secretary] Larry Summers told us that Tim was one of the very few people who, when Larry got on a roll, would sometimes take him up short...