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Even Russian security experts are alarmed by the nuclear material still floating around the region: nearly 600 tons of highly enriched uranium and plutonium under minimal security. A 2003 report by Harvard researchers concluded that under Bush's existing policies, Russia's excess stockpiles would be destroyed by 2018. Bush countered during the debate that he had increased funding for combatting nuclear proliferation by 35%. In fact, he has not increased that funding at all. The 35% boost was for safeguarding nuclear sites within...
...fees usually start at less than $50) and post their car's picture, lease terms, mileage balance and location. Buyers browse the listings and sign up to get contact information for the car they want. Simple enough, right? Buyers should, of course, be sure to inspect the car for excess wear and tear and high mileage, which can bring penalties at the end of the lease term. And study the fine print as you would a new lease, particularly making note of when the car's warranty expires. (It may have already...
...ranked Germany the third most attractive country in which to invest, behind China and the U.S. Deutsche Bank and Dresdner Bank reported healthy profits in the first three months of 2004, after heavy losses for the same period last year, a sign that German banks can succeed by cutting excess retail staff and pruning bad debt. Media companies like Axel Springer, publisher of Bild and Die Welt, are bouncing back from a crippling advertising drought. Companies are winning important labor concessions. Siemens just sealed deals with workers in two of its mobile-phone factories to increase the workweek from...
...Italian region earmarked €25 million to help local firms pay for the SAI certification process. "The [independent] factories we certify are always asking why the companies they sell to don't follow the same standards," says Desta Raines, an SAI manager. "It's great news." - By Jeff Israely Excess Baggage Unions representing Alitalia staff conceded 3,700 job cuts - fewer than the 5,000 sought by the airline - and stricter pay deals to keep the troubled carrier from bankruptcy. Final approval of the rescue plan by Alitalia executives this week would trigger a vital €400 million government loan...
Harvard’s gains were once again propelled by particularly strong returns in the fixed-income sector. Maurice Samuels and David R. Mittleman, the University’s bond managers whose salaries in excess of $34 million ignited a public outcry last year, are sure to be well compensated again this year for their performance...