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...culprits are the record-high price of oil, an expected weakening of the U.S. economy and an ailing dollar, which makes Asian products more expensive for U.S. consumers and curbs export growth. But a new factor putting the brakes on Asia is China. Over the past two years, soaring demand from China for everything from steel to palm oil to semiconductors has been the engine driving Asian economies. Fear of overheating, however, has forced Beijing's policymakers to curtail bank lending and new investment. For next year, Morgan Stanley expects China to grow at a still swift 7%, but that...
...resumption of the roadmap process. The Bush White House indicated Thursday that a second term represents a "new opportunity to move forward on the 'road map' and get to the two-state vision that the President outlined," and Arafat's departure make it considerably easier for Washington to demand that Israel resume a process with the Palestinians aimed at achieving a peace agreement that cedes not only Gaza, but also most of the West Bank, to a Palestinian state...
...agendas of Hamas or the militant rank-and-file of Fatah, with which he has previously clashed. Abbas would most likely seek to revive his previous attempt, with Egyptian backing, to negotiate a "hudna" (cease-fire) among Palestinian factions - a process contemptuously dismissed by the Israeli leadership who demanded an all-out war on Hamas. Right now, there's no sign of any plausible Palestinian leader willing to fulfill that demand. The preference of Abbas, or any other candidate capable of winning election, will be to bring Hamas into a political process, committing them to cease attacks on Israel, contest...
...satisfy a demand for official gear, we do contract with The Coop to provide merchandise on-site,” said Director of Athletic Communications Chuck Sullivan. “That entire setup, from procurement of inventory to the actual selling of inventory, is done by The Coop, and The Coop assumes all of the inventory risks...
...began following the situation closely, along with his Eliot House roommate Ben Collins ’06. After learning of Harvard’s involvement in PetroChina last week, Collins said he and Bhatnagar purchased a web domain for $10 and drafted a petition “demand[ing] that the University actively oppose and resist the ongoing genocide in Sudan...