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...Mann continue to organize tours to sites like Bamian and Qala-i-Jangi, a 19th century fortress some 12 miles (20 km) outside Mazar and one of the sites of final resistance by the Taliban against the Northern Alliance and the U.S.-led forces in 2001. Today, the bullet holes along the walls of the fortress remain unplastered. Shoib Najafizada, Afghan Logistics and Tours' man in Mazar, leads visitors around the rusty remnants of tanks and heavy artillery that lie strewn around. Like other guides, Najafizada offers firsthand accounts of some of the key moments of the country's recent...
...Then again, it's hard to feel like you've dodged a bullet when you are already riddled with holes. Asian stocks have absorbed severe losses this year - The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index is down nearly 30% in 2008, while China's Shanghai market is down 60% from it's January high (The Dow is down 20% this year). Asian shares already took a hit after the rescue package failed to pass over the weekend, with shares in Hong Kong and Tokyo plunging by 5.5% and 5% respectively on Sept. 29. "It's pretty terrible already," Kowalcyzk says...
Looked at from a distance, it was clear the bullet-headed dealmaker Paulson was going to squeeze what he wanted out of Congress. Over the last six months, with the help of Tim Geithner at the New York Federal Reserve Bank and Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve, he has driven Bear Stearns into the arms of J. P. Morgan at a fire sale price; he has forced the board of Fannie Mae to enable a government takeover even though it meant devastation for shareholders; he has stared down Richard Fuld at Lehman Brothers, who thought he could bluff Paulson...
...result of the overall global slowdown. That could lead to problems at home, including rising nonperforming loans. "Asian banking systems might have dodged the turmoil from the U.S. subprime crisis but they are not immune to economic slowdowns," Standard & Poor's concluded. In these turbulent times, avoiding one bullet doesn't necessarily save you from others...
...Katherine Sheeleigh of a year ago: a lightning-quick rookie with little reservation about what to do with a good look on net. In the 32nd minute, Baskind took a pass from fellow freshman Lindsey Kowal at midfield, weaved past a host of Davidson defenders, and fired a bullet from the left side that beat Wildcat keeper Loring Ward right post to extend Harvard’s early lead. The tally marked Kowal’s first collegiate assist.Wylie had given the Crimson a 1-0 cushion just 10 minutes into the game, taking a pass from Baskind and lofting...