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...might be useful to have Senators John McCain and Barack Obama in Washington this weekend to wrangle over the specifics of the proposed $700 billion federal bailout of Wall Street. But, truth be told, their return is not essential. Neither McCain nor Obama claims to be an economic expert. McCain, in particular, has openly confessed that “economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should,” and any contributions the two might add to the debate can surely be made by other politicians. In fact, the candidates’ presence...
...strong measures to protect the environment in the face of a paucity of resources and money. This year, Tong’s administration created the world’s largest marine reserve—400,000 square miles in size—that oceanography professor James J. McCarthy, an expert on climate change, called a “remarkable gift to the world...
...Palin may be an expert at shooting moose and bears. But if she were President how would she deal with the Russian bear? A. M. Gordhandas, SCUNTHORPE, ENGLAND
...Dahal and Nepal's new breed of politicians "have not forgotten that the Chinese were once not on their side," says S.D. Muni, India's leading Nepal expert. They know that as Asia's two giants grow and flex their muscles, Nepal must deftly maneuver between them. Dahal's trip to India has also yielded a raft of new investment proposals, which tellingly preceded the Maoist-led government's announcement of its first budget on Sept. 19. "Anybody in power in Kathmandu would know that they need India more than China," says Muni. "The China card is played simply...
...actually here as a sophomore living in Currier when it all started,” he said, explaining that the tradition began when the late archaeology professor Glynn L. Isaac, an expert in the Paleolithic period, decided in the early 1980s to combine the African tradition of roasting goats with the educational experience of making stone tools...