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...credit by banks and a crushing plunge in consumer spending. Those factors have convinced Obama that if he is going to have any sort of presidency worth its name, he must take decisive action now. "With our economy in distress," Obama said, "we cannot hesitate, and we cannot delay...
...middle class will get a tax cut quickly, say several Democrats familiar with the planning. There may also be a payroll tax break to speed some extra cash to all. Obama may even postpone his plans to roll back the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and delay any tax hike on top-tier earners until 2011, when the cuts expire under current...
...McCarthy spoke on the latest developments in climate science, which he said attest to the increasing threat posed by global warming. “The decisions we make today will very much affect climate in the years to come,” McCarthy said. “If we delay those decisions, we will live with increasing consequences of climate impact.” Smith said that Harvard hopes to devote more money to environmental research in the upcoming years. “We have a unique obligation to engage our students and faculty in solving global challenges...
...sound of it, does it seem like Obama feels he has the luxury of waiting. "We are facing an economic crisis of historic proportion," he said. "While we cannot underestimate the challenges we face, we cannot underestimate our capacity to overcome them. We cannot hesitate and we cannot delay." (See pictures of Barack Obama's campaign behind the scenes...
...requirements. Incoming students no longer have to choose—as we seniors, the last of an older generation, had to—their concentration in their freshman year, ostensibly to permit, through more freedom to sample various disciplines, thus a more meaningful choice of study. Departments did not delay to follow suit—the History Department, for example, made the previously required introductory survey optional three years...