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...worried that Putin may have overplayed his hand. If he were seen to be encouraging the east in its secessionist plans, the protests could turn violent. As the Ukraine Supreme Court weighs its decision, there will be opportunities for Russia to stir up separatism. Whether that happens will depend on Putin's ability to reconcile traditional Russian interests and fears with the reality of modern Europe, says Michael Emerson of the Center for European Policy in Brussels. "The more Putin pushes realpolitik," he says, "the more Ukrainians will want to go in the other direction...
...smaller developing countries that depend heavily on textile manufacturing, the end of quotas could be a dire economic blow. In 2002, for example, quotas on some items, including gloves and negligees, were lifted by the U.S. By 2003, Chinese exports of those goods had leaped nearly 200% from their 2001 levels, while Sri Lanka's exports had dropped more than 50% and Bangladesh's had fallen 46%. If history repeats, millions of people could be thrown out of work in some of the world's poorest and most politically volatile countries--and in the richest nations as well...
...government on Nauru has ever had to deliver to Parliament," according to Adeang, it will impose big spending cuts and new fees, including a 10% customs duty on all but basic food imports. The aim is to end successive budget deficits by 2005-06 - an ambitious goal that will depend on finding new revenue sources. Secondary mining of phosphate deposits may be possible, but delayed trials have never gone ahead. To make matters worse, the government was last week told that the island's neglected mooring facilities require substantial repair. The only economic cheer comes from the asylum-seeker processing...
...thus "loses" Ukraine, the official says, his domestic position will be undercut. "Putin will strike back," he says. "But except for encouraging eastern separatism, he does not have a lever to work." For now, Putin must wait like everyone else for the outcome of the election. The future will depend on how quickly and thoroughly Yushchenko can flush the toxins out of his system - and whether Ukraine's body politic can do the same...
...past year, the Crimson (7-3-1, 5-3-1 ECAC) has come to depend entirely upon netminder Dov Grumet-Morris, a senior whose remarkable play between the pipes has been consistently solid, to say the least. In fact, Dov has stood on his head so many times to keep Harvard in games that his sprawling saves have become nearly routine...