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...presented to Congress this week, which would nationalize the private funds in which many Argentines keep their pensions - a move that should swing some $30 billion from private individual pension accounts into state coffers. The announcement sent Argentina's stock market plummeting, while the rush of depositors to convert their savings into dollars resulted in a 7% devaluation of the peso. The financial earthquake caused by the initiative has put the Argentine economy "in intensive care," says columnist Morales Sola...
...When Stone arrived at Harvard in 1994 after coaching at various prep schools, she quickly worked to convert what had been a mediocre program into a powerhouse. After finishing under .500 three seasons in a row, the Crimson executed a stunning turnaround in the 1998-99 campaign, cruising to a 31-1-0 record and the AWCHA championship. Since then, Harvard has consistently been among the top teams in the nation, appearing in seven NCAA tournaments and winning five ECAC titles...
...rigging. The margin wasn't large enough, though, for him to claim total victory and a run-off was scheduled two weeks later against the runner-up, Nasheed. Gayoom launched blistering attacks on his opponent's credibility, pointing to his lack of experience and claiming he was trying to convert Maldivians to Christianity - a weighty accusation in this staunchly Sunni Muslim state. But with all the opposition factions united behind him, Nasheed turned his deficit from the first vote into a significant majority and completed his rise from prison to the halls of power amid scenes of widespread jubilation...
...contrast, McCain is a recent convert to federal support for embryonic stem cell research: despite opposing federal funding when the issue first came up in Congress several years ago, he now supports funding the controversial research and has voted for recent legislation to increase such support...
...added about recovering the fumble. “I was chasing down the play...and all of a sudden there was the ball right there. It wasn’t that hard of a play for me.” The first fumble came after Harvard was unable to convert on a third-and-11 play from the Mountain Hawk 20-yard line and junior kicker Patrick Long missed a field goal from 33 yards out. On its first play of the ensuing drive, Lehigh fumbled the ball, and rookie corner Matt Hanson scooped it up at the Mountain Hawks...