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...troubles were exacerbated when the U.S. House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion rescue package for banks across the Atlantic on Sept. 29. For all the difficulties the Bush Administration has encountered as it tries to push through that package, there's a crucial difference between the U.S. response and the European one: in Washington, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson has been working closely with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to craft a systemic response to what has turned into a systemic crisis. In the 27-nation European Union, by comparison, there is no single bank regulator and no mechanisms by which...
...create more customized drugs and redesign the way it develops them. At the center of this push is the company's diagnostics unit, which Schwan oversaw before taking on the top job last year. Perhaps more than any of its rivals, Roche sees diagnostic machines and test kits as crucial to assessing and treating disease in the future. That belief, in turn, has led to a laser-sharp focus on "personalized medicine." So, for example, an oncologist will use a genetic test to pinpoint the exact kind of cancer her patient has and then proceed with a highly specific treatment...
...allowed two goals in the last five games that they have played. Harvard, on the other hand, has not been its usual dominant self this season, as the team has been troubled by a slew of injuries. Junior midfielder Kwaku Nyamekye has been among those injured that played a crucial role in the Crimson’s success last year. Fortunately though, Akpan and Fucito have helped the team with their excellent offensive play. Reflecting on the imminent matchup against Yale, Fucito said he was not that familiar with the Bulldogs’ style of play, but he was confident...
...fish populations are in bad shape. According to one bleak 2006 study, all of the world's major commercial fisheries could collapse by 2048 because of overfishing and loss of habitat. Now a team of economists and biologists say they know one way to prevent the loss of this crucial resource in global waters: more quotas...
...seem to be trying too hard to get the votes. There wasn't "some of the bursting of arms that I've seen in some votes over the past 12 years," said Representative Chip Pickering, a Mississippi Republican. Why wouldn't there be a harder push on such a crucial bill? "The leaders knew people have deeply held convictions on this," Pickering said. "Everyone knew what the stakes were...