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...feels secure enough about his job to risk turning down early retirement. Houses are not feeling as much pressure to downsize as academic departments, and Coontz said that if he worked in an office with more staff and felt more expendable, the package would have presented a greater dilemma.“I don’t think anyone will be feeling very confident saying that in this environment, but...I simply and honestly can’t imagine how the office would function,” Coontz said.But fears of the harsh economic reality of joblessness have convinced some...
...back in 1990, when the National League for Democracy (NLD) crushed the military's proxy party. (In a troubling precedent, a recent constitutional referendum received a credulity-straining 92% approval.) But the queries put to me during my recent visit got to the heart of a fundamental political dilemma: Is any election, even one so likely to be flawed, better than nothing...
...Therein lies the dilemma that the American government, the states and cities, U.S. business and financial interests face. The sand of the economy may slip though their fingers before they can make a fist...
Pointing the Finger Re "The Scariest Places," Joe Klein succinctly presents the dilemma facing President Obama and his advisers regarding Afghanistan and Pakistan [March 16]. My suggestion is simply put the blame on Israel, then we can all go home. Nachman Kahana, JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
...incident illustrates the dilemma the best public servants face. The better they do their job, the longer they have to do it. After 13 years running Africa's biggest economy, Manuel actually would quite like to do something else. "You bet I would!" he tells TIME. But any plans are on hold for now. In the middle of the global slump, he knows he's needed more than ever. "There is a silly part of me that sees this appointment as a service to the people," he says. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...