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...proposing will get 60 votes in the Senate," said Senator Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut Independent who has championed global-warming legislation for years. "The early targets are high - higher than the Senate will accept and higher than what we can do, because they impose too much of a burden, particularly on people in states that burn a lot of coal or produce a lot of electricity...
...layoffs are likely to have detrimental effects: given the current economic state, it will be much more difficult for laid-off workers to find new jobs, and those who will be unemployed as a result of the layoffs may further burden the city’s homeless shelters and food-assistance programs. Since Harvard has a stake in the community, it should be mindful of these effects when it decides on what budget cuts to make. But Harvard is still one of the largest employers in the state, and, even in spite of necessary layoffs, it will continue to provide...
...towers of Dubai have been hardest hit. The large foreign banks that had been financing Dubai's real estate boom have pulled out, leaving behind a significant burden on local banks, who have turned to the U.A.E. government for help shoring up their liquidity. To date, approximately $15 billion of federal money has been pumped into local banks. Company buyouts financed by Abu Dhabi - the capital of the U.A.E. and the only emirate with petroleum wealth - are believed to be forthcoming, though no officials will discuss details. "Any bailout from Abu Dhabi will come very privately," says Christopher Davidson, author...
...international support to his new strategy for the country, unveiled last Friday. With the Taliban making inroads, allied casualties at their highest since the war began, and Al Qaeda still lurking in the remote border areas, the president's plan involves raising troop levels in Afghanistan and sharing the burden of rebuilding. The conference in The Hague - which included delegates from 70 nations - aims to internationalize reconstruction efforts...
...Back at the finance ministry, no one seems happy with any of the suggestions currently on the table. "We are continuing to look for a solution that doesn't place the burden on taxpayers," a ministry spokesman says...