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...first time since 9/11, the U.S. military is feeling a different sort of pressure at home: a money crunch. Despite ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress has been slow to approve defense funds, even for the Army and Marines, which have borne the brunt of the fighting. That has left the Pentagon with a huge deficit--even though a 40% hike in its budget since 9/11 has swelled its yearly funding to nearly half a trillion dollars...
...phones or even Internet warnings," says Arthur Lerner-Lam, director of the Center for Hazards and Risk Research at Columbia University. "The public has to be aware of what to do, and that's education." In Indonesia, such educational programs are only in place on Sumatra, which bore the brunt of the 2004 tsunami, and even there, only pockets of the island would be prepared if a wave hit tomorrow. "The rest of the country is still very vulnerable," says Pariatmono, coordinator for the development of the tsunami-warning system...
...Under normal circumstances - if such a thing can be said to exist in this conflict - such denunciations of an Israeli attack would have flowed from around the world. But Hizballah moved that story away from the headlines and instead drew the brunt of international criticism, most vocally from western governments and the U.N.; U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in Paris for talks on Iran, issued a statement calling on Syria to use its influence to help resolve the incident peacefully...
...priced out of the vision-saving medication. "We've got a comprehensive program in place so cost is not a barrier to using Lucentis," says Megan Pace, spokeswoman for the company. But while poorer patients may receive aid, the price will still wallop those institutions that bear the brunt of health-care costs: insurance companies, Medicare, and Medicaid. For them, too, Genentech might be onto something bigger than they bargained...
Even if your mortgage is under control, the ripple effects of rising interest rates could hit your investment portfolio. "Appraisers, mortgage bankers and title-insurance companies are all feeling the brunt of a pretty dramatic slowdown," says Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for PNC Financial Services Group. Hoffman suggests shifting those investing dollars toward stronger parts of the sector, such as the home-renovation and appliance industries. The National Association of Home Builders estimates that homeowners will spend $238 billion on renovations this year, a 13.2% jump from...