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...unveiled on Tuesday, is equally wasteful. "[Obama's team] turned it over to the congressional staffs," Feldstein says, and the result is that the bill spends like Congress always spends: with an eye to benefiting regional constituents. The problem, he contends, is that the bill's goal is to boost overall national spending, which is a very different thing...
...Having brought the LTTE insurgency to the verge of collapse is a triumph for President Rajapaksa, who has revitalized the Sri Lankan armed forces through a massive injection of funds that has boosted everything from tactical capability to morale. Some 20% of the nation's budget is now devoted to military spending (6% of its GDP), and the boost in resources has, over the past nine months, helped the military make steady gains against what had once seemed intractable positions held by the rebels. Some have taken Colombo's example as a message for counterinsurgency efforts elsewhere...
Nevertheless, few Brits in positions of power to boost the U.K.'s capacity to deal more efficiently with snow believe that further investment is warranted. A poll, to be published tomorrow on the website PoliticsHome.com, of 100 Westminster politicians and other influential figures will reveal a big majority against the proposition that "it is time for Britain to invest in snow preparedness." More than three quarters of respondents believe that snowfalls like this one are so rare - this week's fall was the biggest in 18 years - that buying additional equipment would be a waste of money. That doesn...
...Crimson players, discipline will be critical to prevent the Terriers from forcing Harvard to play their style of hockey. But between now and 5 p.m. this evening, the Crimson is eagerly awaiting the Beanpot as another chance to correct unfinished business from last year and provide a momentum boost when the team returns to ECAC play. “I think our guys are excited and last year, making it to the championship game,” Donato said. “I think our guys really got a taste of what potential opportunity the Beanpot could present...
...times in the 1650 freestyle. Lynch recorded two additional NCAA “B” times throughout the two-day contest, finishing second in the 200-yard freestyle and fourth in the 500-yard freestyle. Senior co-captain David Guernsey also helped boost Harvard’s score, capturing himself a NCAA “B” cut in the 200-yard freestyle with a first-place time of 1:36.16. The Crimson’s medley relay teams picked up two victories for Harvard, with both recording NCAA “B” times...