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...which is "where she will shine," says a strategist. "This will be her strongest point. She knows this stuff inside out." But her team says she is not yet ready to begin challenging Obama directly on his lack of specificity. That's because going on the attack could further boost her negatives and create an opening for Edwards, who has offered far more detailed plans than she has on issues like health care. "They are worried about both Obama and Edwards," says an outside adviser. "They think if Obama flames out, Edwards rises." And if that happens, Hillary's team...
...where insurgents have waged a vicious fight against American and Iraqi forces. Until now it has seen almost no energy production at all. Decades of war and sanctions have left oil wells in serious disrepair, and Iraqi officials say they will need about $20 billion in repairs to boost its production to about 4 million...
...chest, according to its CEO, Tran Phuong Binh. The bank plans to introduce telephone-banking services and open at least 100 branches. Many private banks are expanding into the countryside, where foreign banks are less likely to reach. Techcombank now has 80 branches nationwide but has plans to boost that number to 300 in the next three years...
...companies in many industries have hitched themselves to China's extraordinary growth, and have made bets on the future that assume steady, rapid and sustained growth there. Forget about the obvious beneficiaries of the China boom, such as producers of oil and commodities. China's growth is a huge boost to American companies like Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar Tractor and chip-maker Texas Instruments. The beneficiaries also include service companies ranging from law firms and investment banks to environmental consultants...
...unclear whether Harvard would take any measures to boost security here. Harvard University Police Department spokesman Steven G. Catalano wrote in an e-mail that it “is the policy of the HUPD not to discuss anything specific in regards to security on our campus...