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...Thursday, the government reported that German exports, the main driver of the country's economy, plunged 10.6% in November from the month before, the largest monthly decline since 1969. Joerg Kraemer, a Commerzbank economist, says the data support a bleak outlook on the overall economy. "We continue to expect German GDP to decline between 2% and 3% this year," says Kraemer...
...find $2 billion in savings. In 2008 the agency cut 50 million work hours and phased out many of its 23,000 automated stamp vending machines, which have become expensive to repair and update. Clearly, the savings weren't enough. And 2009 doesn't look much better. "We expect the new fiscal year to be another difficult one for the Postal Service and the entire mailing industry," Postmaster General John Potter told the Postal Service Board of Governors at their meeting in November. Officials anticipate a further mail volume decrease of 8 billion pieces in 2009 - almost matching...
...Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management at Harvard Kennedy School received $768,739 from JEHT in 2005 for a three-year project aimed at invigorating state and local enforcement of human rights standards. “The grant was fully paid some time ago, so we do not expect any impact on our work from the Madoff scandal,” Kennedy School professor Christopher E. Stone ’78, faculty chair of the program, said in an e-mail. The College’s Office of Sponsored Programs also received $263,418 from JEHT in fiscal year...
With two extremely different political bodies on either side of this conflict, any comparison of proportionality and civilian body count may be irrelevant. Israel cannot and should not wish to be held to the same standards as an organization that defends and establishes itself illegitimately through terrorist action. We expect more of Israel as a legitimate, democratic state. This includes a greater degree of restraint and protection of Gazan civilians in defending itself against Hamas attacks...
...Despite the methodical approach and careful planning of the Israeli operation, its commanders do not expect their forces to return unscathed. They're particularly concerned to avoid scenarios that can yield important propaganda victories to Hamas, like the capture of any Israeli soldiers or recorded images of a burning Israeli tank or armored personnel carrier...