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...people too young to remember Soviet times and unburdened by any ideological aversion to capitalism. Valentina Zagrebelnaya, 25, is part of that generation. She treads carefully as she crosses Lenin Street so as not to get mud on her spike-heeled ankle boots. She runs the Kaluga branch of KMB bank, which specializes in giving small loans to entrepreneurs. She was 21 when she opened the bank branch, a graduate fresh from the local arts college, with no financial experience. No matter. Although there were few takers in the first couple of years, there were about 70 start...
...America's 10 Best Senators" [April 24]: When it was created, Congress was intended to be the most powerful branch of our government, and in a time when most Americans can't even name 10 Senators, it is refreshing to see TIME putting them back in the spotlight. The media's greatest responsibility is to inform the public when our representatives are performing well, in order to encourage them, and to inform us when they are doing poorly, so they might either change their behavior or be fired through an election. DANNY G. GIBBENS Aurora, Colo...
...hopes to begin an activist movement on campus similar to the movement that focused on Sudan divestment here at Harvard. “Harvard students have to use their freedom and resources to make a difference.” Lee said. Lee said he was inspired to create the branch of LiNK at Harvard after visiting South Korea last summer and working at a school for North Korean refugees. “I talked to one girl and I told her that most people of my generation are concerned about what colleges they will get into and turning in their...
...addition to Cold Stone and Little Caesar’s, the shopping center will house a Mexican restaurant, a hair salon, a Cingular Wireless Store, and a branch of a local bank...
McLoughlin said that he initially hoped to move the groups seeking office space to 1414 Mass. Ave., normally used by the Office of Career Services for recruitment interviews. The building also houses a Bank of America branch...