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...what Fine discussed with Geithner made its way into the plan that the Treasury Secretary announced in early February. Geithner offered only a broad outline of how he plans to spend the rest of his recovery funds. But community banks were probably pleased by Geithner's proposal to expand the Federal Reserve-funded Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility to commercial-real estate loans as well as consumer credits...
Harvard unveiled its first China office in Shanghai last summer as part of a University push to expand its overseas presence, with expectations of opening additional outposts in Beijing, Mumbai, and Mexico City the following year...
...comes in handy when a crowd gathers, and especially for Coogan, performing on the street renders one much more vulnerable than when performing in a concert setting. But Coogan grew to enjoy the challenge of attracting an audience and plans to play more often. This spring he hopes to expand his street performing repertoire by adding folk music.“I had people walking by and [I was] not knowing what they thought,” Coogan says. “It really took getting used to. When people did stop, it was really gratifying. In recitals people...
...Conservatives have reacted vehemently. Limbaugh has promised he's "not going down without a fight" and calls the Fairness Doctrine just "the tip of the iceberg" of an attempt by the federal government to expand its power. Newt Gingrich called the Fairness Doctrine "Affirmative Action for liberals" and Hannity called it "an assault on the First Amendment...
...assault by the army, which is determined to finish off the Tigers once and for all. An estimated 250,000 civilians are still trapped inside a rapidly shrinking war zone--the last remaining 40 sq. mi. (103 sq km) held by the Tigers--and the army is preparing to expand the camps to house them. The Defense Ministry says more than 6,000 new IDPs crossed into army-held territory in just a few days in mid-February...