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...western European banks with exposure to the region, the euro plunged to a three month low of $1.26 against the dollar. "Given the combination of banking and trade links between Eastern and Western Europe that have been built up over the past five to ten years, it's clear that this cannot be seen as a self-contained regional crisis," says Neil Shearing, Eastern Europe economist at Capital Economics in London...
...year-old veteran from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, whose home in Nahr al-Bared was hit by some 20 rockets and artillery shells last summer. Other wild-eyed residents claim that the bombardment of the camp was part of a secret plan to clear the space for an American base. The children at one kindergarten act out the searing memories of being forced from their refugee camp during the fighting by shouting at each other. "Where is your ID?" one demands. "You don't have permission!" another says. They form little checkpoints in the playground...
...record, he tallied 85 career assists. He led Syosset to the 2008 Long Island Championship as well as two Nassau County Class A Championships, earning Offensive MVP of the competition in both years. When it came time to decide where he would ply his trade next, Harvard was the clear front-runner.“I looked at Princeton and at some of the other Ivies, but Harvard was always where I wanted to be,” Cohen said. “After coming up here to see my brothers play so often and hanging around the campus...
...participants are young Jewish people who have had minimal exposure to religion and Israeli education. Because of this, many of the participants find a new, deeper connection to Israel and their Jewish identities which they might not have known existed before.“I think that Birthright made clear to me that I did want to spend time working on my Jewish identity and expand my views,” said Kamerow. Poliak agreed, emphasizing that even a year after his trip, he is still impacted daily by what he learned and saw in Israel...
...With most taxpayers counting pennies and preparing to file tax returns, Obama made clear in an exchange on Monday with his former rival, Republican Senator John McCain, that he finds his aging fleet of Marine One "white-tops" perfectly adequate. Many of the trips they take are short hops, like the 10 minutes between the White House and Andrews Air Force Base. "It is an example of the procurement process gone amok," Obama said after McCain queried him about the new helicopters ("I didn't have as much interest in the presidential helicopter," McCain noted on Tuesday...