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...January 28, the FLA released a report on its investigations regarding Russell’s decision to close the Jerzees de Honduras factory, in violation of the FLA Workplace Code of Conduct. The report concluded that the move appeared to have been driven by a desire to shut down the union...

Author: By Margherita Pignatelli, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Ends Deal With Russell | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...eyes are now on the G20 summit, to be held in London on April 2. "One way to shore up investor confidence and stop the wholesale sell-off would be to get a coordinated response from the G20," says Shearing. "The market is being driven by fear and panic right now, which is what happens in a crisis. They could open up funding for the region through tie-ins with central banks in Western Europe or make available an IMF crisis fund of $500 billion for emerging Europe during the downturn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Economic Crisis Hits Eastern Europe | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...most. With more than 100 questions, the current form—which, ironically enough, was created in the early 1990s in an effort to streamline the financial-aid process—seems excessive and inefficiently constructed. Its length and complexity are so daunting that many have been driven to use paid professionals just to fill out the form. Everyone from Congress to President Obama has complained about FAFSA’s structure, which is especially troubling given that, despite its prodigious size, it still fails to take into account assets such as some family homes and even businesses. Therefore...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Brevity Is the Soul of Wit | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...natural skills apparent to all, the only question is whether Fucito can stay on the field. But Stamatis notes one other trait that he feels will carry Fucito to professional success and help him to overcome any adversity he might face.“He is a very driven kid,” Stamatis says. “The surgery he had April was supposed to keep him out for five to six months, but he was back playing in the summer after only three.”“It’s going to come down...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fucito Hopes To Make Noise with Seattle Sounders | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...European-made EH-101 - into a $480 million whirlybird. The Pentagon's Defense Science Board, in a report released earlier this month, didn't mince words in assigning blame for the fiasco. "The schedule was acknowledged at the start to be high-risk and very aggressive," it said, "driven by post-9/11 global war on terror urgency." The costs started climbing as the White House informed the Pentagon and its contractors of its wish list of encrypted video, telephone and electronic capabilities that it wanted aboard the new birds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How the White House Choppers Spiraled Out of Control | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

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