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...freshman Sophie Chang and sophomore Samantha Gridley gave the Crimson a boost with an 8-5 win. But Nevada stole the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 2. The top Harvard pair of sophomore Holly Cao and Rosekrans fell, 8-6, and the tandem of freshmen Hideko Tachibana and Kristin Norton lost...
...document reiterates familiar aspirations for boosting the country's security, development and governance, but fixed targets are in shorter supply - and some appear to have been scaled back. For example, Germany, the third largest contributor to the NATO mission in Afghanistan, had been under pressure from its allies to boost its troop commitment, but two days before the London summit it announced an increase of only 500 extra soldiers plus a so-called "flexible reserve" force of 350 deployable at short notice - far fewer than Washington had hoped for, and with an emphasis on training Afghan forces rather than engaging...
...talks on Yemen hastily organized to take place alongside the Afghanistan conference, following the failed Christmas Day attack on a jetliner in Detroit. The Yemen meeting, on Jan. 27, set out steps to counter the growing threat from al-Qaeda militants based in the failing state, and envisaged a boost in aid from the U.S. and other nations. "We cannot afford inaction," said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the conclusion of that meeting. But the challenge remains to turn all this talk into action...
Toprak believes that Toyota's problems could prompt consumers to take a second look at American brands such as Ford and Chevrolet and could also boost Korean nameplates such as Hyundai and Kia, which have lineups that closely match Toyota's. Even European luxury makers such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW, which have been eclipsed by Toyota's Lexus brand, could benefit, he says...
...expect local businesses to get a boost in January if teams as large as Harvard and Radcliffe keep coming back...