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...spend about $450 billion over the next several years. Announced in November, this pumped-up New Deal is aimed at more than cushioning China's economic fall as the global recession bites deeply into the country's manufacturing and export sectors. The new projects will make it much easier for commerce and people to move around China, hence stimulating domestic demand and reducing China's economic reliance on exports, vital as rich world consumers rebuild their balance sheets and international trade contracts...
That said, it's easier to forge a historic consensus when the obstacle to change - the U.S. auto industry - is now basically a subsidiary of the Federal Government. And though the new regulations are long overdue - even if U.S. cars in 2016 will be only about as efficient as European autos are now - they're just a start. Despite the positive early signs from the White House, some greens still fret about the future and wonder whether Obama's preference for cooperation over confrontation means he will back away from the truly radical action needed to combat climate change...
...Employee Free Choice Act The top priority for organized labor, this bill, which would make it easier for workers to form unions, failed to overcome a filibuster in 2007 by a vote of 51-48. Since then the Democrats have added seven seats, not counting the defection of former GOP Senator Arlen Spector. Franken has strongly declared his support for the measure. "Not only will I vote for the Employee Free Choice Act, I'll proudly co-sponsor it," he says on his website. A vote is expected later this year, and this is one where Franken could make...
...January we started playing smarter as a team,” Rogers said. “In the first half of the season, we had some mental lapses during games. Once we came together and took care of the puck more, scoring goals and playing defense became a lot easier.” Freshman forward Alex Killorn also played a substantial role in Harvard’s late-season comeback. Killorn led all Crimson rookies in scoring with 13 points on six goals—five of which came on the power play—and seven assists.Biega...
...soccer team ended the year on top. The focus now is on maintaining that position next year. “The major thing is how do you handle success?” Leone said. “Now we are the marked one, and it’s much easier to be the chaser. We are talented enough to do it, so I just need to remind our team, and they need to remind each other, that what got us there was incredible, incredible determination, and I hope we can get that again.” —Staff...