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...Kyrgyzstan BYE-BYE, BASE Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted to unilaterally terminate a U.S. lease on Manas Air Base (above), the only such facility left in central Asia, depriving Washington of a crucial staging point for troops, munitions and cargo destined for Afghanistan. Moscow, which has opposed America's presence in the region, pledged over $2 billion in loans to bolster Kyrgyzstan's faltering economy shortly before the decision was made, though both parties insist that the aid was not contingent on the base's closure. U.S. negotiators hope Manas will be reopened in the future, pending further financial discussions...
...said, “and it has an entirely different feel with the new freshman class.”Due to the immense depth of Harvard’s squad, every event has a talented individual who has a good chance at placing in the top eight, which is crucial to winning the Ivy championship. A team can accumulate points by placing anywhere in the top 24, but earning a spot in the eight-swimmer A final guarantees the team at least 22 points. In dual meets, only the top five places score.“That?...
...Despite the housing glut, Florida is fast discovering that there is still a glaring need for targeted low-income properties, for renters and owners alike. For that reason, housing advocates say the $10 billion in affordable-housing funds contained in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package is as crucial as his more ballyhooed $75 billion bailout for homeowners facing foreclosure. "It's going to prevent a much greater crisis than we otherwise would have seen," says Jaimie Ross, affordable-housing director for 1000 Friends of Florida, a community-development organization. "Without it, our homeless rates would have skyrocketed this...
...plundering of its affordable-housing reserves looks so ill-advised to many observers. The move could nix some 50 low-income projects slated to be built on the peninsula this year. And it seems particularly unwise when you consider that construction is one of the state's most crucial industries but is suffering the highest unemployment of any sector...
There are, then, strong indications that the big decisions on a range of crucial issues have yet to be made. But after the budget speech, there is a clearer sense that we have a President who will attack those decisions, then lead the way forward with the unconquerable gladness of a man invigorated by the tasks before...