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...press conference on Wednesday, Paulson suggested that he was about to expand his tool kit. "It is the policy of the Federal Government to use all resources at its disposal to make our financial system stronger," he said. "We will use all of the tools we've been given to maximum effectiveness, including strengthening the capitalization of financial institutions of every size." Put another way, a senior Administration official says, the $700 billion is "for everyone; it's for everything: buying assets, insuring assets or purchasing equity, the biggest to smallest...
...Palfrey noted that nine million American children are uninsured and said that she will continue the academy’s efforts to “close the gap.” She said that under her leadership, the academy will continue to press Congress to renew and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, a bill that would provide health care coverage to four million children in addition to the 6.6 million already enrolled. The bill was twice vetoed by President Bush. Palfrey acknowledged that while the financial crisis may make it more difficult to secure more...
...Nation's Secretary General on development goals, say that China is providing billions of dollars each year to Africa, although no one knows the official figure. Japan's trade with Africa, about $25 billion, is about one third of China's trade with the continent. Tokyo's move to expand JICA can be seen then as "partly China-driven, since Japan thinks they're competing with China for Africa and for resources," says Robert Dujarric, Director of the Institute of Contemporary Japanese Studies at Temple University. "And this is partly U.S.-driven, since the U.S. knows that Japan is limited...
...facilities late into the evening and even allows courses to meet at night, forcing many students to make their way back to dorms long after dusk. Given that the University has not only accommodated but also incentivized our late night lifestyle, some onus inevitably shifts onto the administration to expand security budgets or explore new safety measures to protect students. A University should not put a price on student safety. Finally, the Staff’s view of campus security neglects to address the way in which this is a gender issue. Female undergraduates face far more threats to their...
...Gossip Geek posted an attack ad on Ballesteros yesterday, alleging that he wants to expand the UC while taxing alcohol. (Neither is true.) At the same time, the site has endorsed him in the South Yard race...