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...Cross-fertilizations of cultures can produce something wonderful,” Yudhoyono told the full-capacity audience. “The more we exchange cultures and ideas, the more we learn from one another, and the more we cooperate and spread goodwill, the closer we are to world peace...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Indonesian President Visits Kennedy School | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

...which determines the cost of legislation, has told Pelosi that the Medicare-pegged rates would lead to $110 billion in savings over 10 years, while negotiated rates would save only about $25 billion. Pelosi, who is trying to whittle the House bill down from its $1.1 trillion price tag closer to the $900 billion that both Baucus and Obama are targeting, is hoping to use these CBO estimates to convince Democrats who oppose a public option to come on board...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Reform's Public Option: Down, but Not Yet Out? | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

Part of last spring’s budget plan had called for the hiring of fewer teaching assistants—section leaders who are otherwise unaffiliated with Harvard, as opposed to teaching fellows. Average section sizes were expected to creep upwards, closer to a long-standing target of 18 students, which, according to McCarty, is frequently undershot...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman and Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Enrollment Shifts Stymie TF Hiring | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

When they got to middle school and high school, skiing was offered as a team sport, which allowed the Spragues to become even closer...

Author: By Erika T. Butler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Talent Runs in the Family | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

...dense capital region. But the challenge facing the Philippines and other poor Asian countries is one of resources. Most Southeast Asia nations budget around 2% or 3% of their GDP for infrastructure development. To fend off such disasters in the future, Jain says that figure ought to be closer to 5% or 6%. It's a deficit that few governments can afford to make up overnight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Manila Floods: Why Wasn't the City Prepared? | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

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