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...intelligence and security departments and offices were created, emergency management plans improved across all levels of government, legal reforms implemented, and borders made more secure. In addition to overseeing a rapid recovery from the 2001 recession due to tax cuts and shrewd economic policy, the administration has made consequential efforts to shore up America’s economy in this latest financial crisis. As the largest buyers of sub prime mortgages from 2004 to 2007, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac helped fuel the housing bubble and exacerbate the burst. The Bush Administration tried no fewer than 18 times, publicly...
...bodied up Santa Clara’s big man, limiting his touches and effectiveness, despite giving away four inches and 55 pounds.“I’m so proud of how Doug played,” Amaker said. “He gave us incredible effort on the interior. I was really proud of how he finished around the goal and rebounded the basketball.”Bryant finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocks—four of them off shots by freshman forward Keith Wright, who was making his second appearance after recovering from...
...bodied up Santa Clara’s big man, despite giving away four inches and 55 pounds, limiting his touches and effectiveness.“I’m so proud of how Doug played,” Amaker said. “He gave us incredible effort on the interior. I was really proud with how he finished around the goal and rebounded the basketball.”Bryant finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocks, four of them off shots by freshman forward Keith Wright, who was making his second appearance after suffering from mono. Foster...
...European Union with the New Year, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is showing no signs of surrendering diplomatic center stage. As Israel's offensive on Gaza continues, Sarkozy announced on Thursday that he will visit both Israel and the Palestinian capital of Ramallah on Jan. 5 in an effort to broker a halt to the violence. So far, there are few indications that Sarkozy's signature take-charge moves will produce a quick result. But Sarkozy will be hoping that his controversial resumption of relations with Syria last year will translate into diplomatic leverage that can deliver Hamas cooperation...
...founded by San Diego mom Kelli Roman, urges Facebook to change its obscenity policy. "We expect you to realize that nursing moms everywhere have a right to show pictures of their babies eating, just like bottle-fed babies have a right to be seen," their petition reads. "In an effort to appease the closed-minded, you are only serving to be detrimental to babies, women, and society...