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...Economy GDP is expected to grow a healthy 4.8% in 2004; stocks have risen; the rupiah and inflation are stable; and the national debt has fallen. Still, capricious bureaucrats and courts continue to deter foreign investment, which tumbled 41% in the first quarter, year-on-year...
Maier Professor of Political Economy Benjamin M. Friedman ’66 also pointed out that moving the start date of the fall semester earlier might deter faculty members from taking on positions as first-year advisers, since it would cramp the ends of their summers...
Once again, Republicans in the House of Representatives are attempting to push through legislation to curb medical malpractice lawsuits, claiming that higher malpractice premiums deter doctors from practicing. Efforts to curtail damages rewarded to litigants have been numerous over the past couple of years, generally aiming to cap noneconomic and punitive damages or reduce the statute of limitations on claims. Though there’s no denying that doctors’ insurance premiums have been on the rise—often reaching seemingly excessive levels—legislation of this sort must be avoided. If Republicans succeed in winning...
...research using publicly available information. Human-rights advocates said that the case was designed to deter Russians from unsanctioned contacts with foreigners. Changing the Rules HONG KONG In a reinterpretation of Hong Kong 's constitution, China 's highest legislature ruled that it must approve all political reforms in the territory. The edict was criticized by democracy activists, and the British Foreign Office said it appeared to erode the high degree of autonomy guaranteed to Hong Kong when it was handed back to China in 1997. Tiger, Tiger SRI LANKA Thousands of civilians fled their homes as rival factions...
Walmart’s defeat in California won’t deter it from conquering Cambridge. Students won’t mind the 225,000 sq. ft. Supercenter since they’ll finally have the opportunity to buy censored CDs and get carded for R-rated movies...