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...difficult for me to imagine a more rewarding or enjoyable career than teaching here, particularly teaching undergraduates," Huntington wrote in a retirement letter...
...blue for Chrysler, Cerberus' other problem child. Though the billions in TARP aid President Bush authorized for Chrysler and GM will buy Chrysler some time, there are difficult issues ahead. Unless labor costs can be brought down to parity with the foreign transplants, and without the restructuring of Chrysler's debt, the company cannot be restored to long-term health and the government loan will be unlikely to be fully repaid. (Read about GM's, Ford's and Chrysler's bailout plans...
...retain their cultural identity in their adopted homelands need reassurance that rejecting these norms will not leave them destitute community outcasts. Otherwise, says Talib, cases like Abedin's are sure to be the exception and not the rule: "Without mustering personal strength of initiative and independence, it is difficult to imagine anyone turning to the Forced Marriage Act for redress...
...loans his institution was making to small businesses and people who wanted to buy cars or houses. As the story of Chari, his surprise realization, and the academic dialogue that followed make clear, understanding what is happening in the economy - let alone how to fix it - is an incredibly difficult task, even for people who have built their entire careers around doing just that...
...jurors in the case were sequestered and remained anonymous, an unusual arrangement which was ordered by the judge. In a statement accompanying the verdict, they described the decision as "one of the most difficult things that we have ever had to do....The burden imposed on us has been heavy, but we are confident that our verdict has been reached fairly and impartially...