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...Iran Nuclear Negotiations The Obama Administration is trying a new tack in its discussions with Tehran, calling on other nations to exert their influence to compel Iran to give up its suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons. In a letter to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Obama asked for Moscow's help in dealing with Tehran, although the White House denied offering to curtail U.S. plans for a missile-defense shield in Eastern Europe as a quid pro quo. The Administration has also asked Syria and China to pressure Iran, but the diplomatic focus remains on Russia, which is helping Iran complete...
Price alone won't compel consumers to spend big money for Valentine's Day. Many retailers have tried creative marketing initiatives as well. "Companies are getting better and better at grabbing the customer's attention during this downturn," says Kathy Deane, the president of Tobe, a retail consultancy. For example, as part of its "We Love You" promotion, Bloomingdale's will give you a free hippie scarf if you spend $100 at one of its stores. If you spend $25 or more on a box of Godiva chocolates, you could win a trip to the company's Chocolate Decadence suite...
...Beijing to increase the value of the renminbi (RMB), which increases the price of Chinese-made goods in export markets and thus in theory should help diminish China's massive trade surplus, the U.S. Treasury has never formally cited China for currency manipulation. Doing so under U.S. law would compel the White House to open formal negotiations with China over its currency policy. Trade hawks in Congress, pushed by union allies and some manufacturing lobbies in Washington, have long pined for this. But the Bush Administration resisted, preferring to fold the currency issue into the broader biannual "strategic economic dialogue...
...interests, however, are not the sole material with which we should judge public policy. Ultimately we must extend our horizons beyond their immediate provinces. Strong allegiances to Harvard compel us to believe that the endowment ought to be protected; but stronger allegiances to all Americans, and, more importantly, to the equitability of laws, force us to recognize that it must be taxed...
...organized this week's foreclosure-prevention clinic in his predominantly African-American city north of Miami, knows the Feds aren't likely to approve his proposal. But he wants to get the discussion started - and to keep any pressure he can on lenders. "Even if we can't compel them, we want lenders to know that we're expecting good corporate citizenship in this process," he says. "The real relief in this credit crisis has to be directed at the thousands and thousands of people whose homes we can help save. It has to be part of the conversation...