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...second figure was the head of the New York Fed, Benjamin Strong. He was part of a generation of American bankers who were disciples of J.P. Morgan. After the First World War he realized the U.S. was in a position to exert an enormous influence on world financial matters, but he had quite a tragic life. He contracted tuberculosis, and this was before antibiotics. They thought the cure was thin, cold air, so he spent months at a time in the mountains of Colorado while trying to manage the world economy. He died...
...forward in Europe's relationship with the U.S. on human rights. "It helps to end the ordeal of those unlawfully held, but also the international human rights scandal that is Guantánamo," says Daniel Gorevan, who heads Amnesty's Counter Terror with Justice campaign. "The E.U. can now exert a really positive influence as the new Administration tries to clear up the mess not just of Guantánamo but of the other related issues like torture and rendition...
...that one is unqualified or inadequate to teach; rather, it is one’s commitment and perseverance once in the classroom that matters. It is part of TFA’s core mission to create a generation of teachers from all backgrounds that can “ultimately exert broader societal influence in our nation.” Not everyone in TFA is going to or is expected to find a career in education, but their exposure to the public education system should stick with them in whatever field they pursue—bringing education and the problems...
...Witness, a London based NGO, sent researchers to the the provinces of North and South Kivu this summer and reported back that Hutu armed groups as well as members of the country's armed forces were profiting from the trade in cassiterite, or iron ore. The group wants to exert more pressure on Western governments and companies to prevent profits from ending up in the pockets of combatants. The most important mineral being extracted from the region is tin ore but gold and a substance known as coltan, which is a key mineral used in the making of cell phones...
States are mandated to create majority-minority districts under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The legislation was enacted to ensure that minorities could exert real electoral influence and be represented by members of their racial or ethnic group...