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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Finance Minister provided YouTube-quality evidence of what most Japanese already suspect: its current leaders are looking increasingly unprepared to deal with what may be the country's greatest challenge since the end of World War II. Japan's economy, the world's second largest, is contracting at the fastest rate among all developed nations. GDP growth in the last quarter shrank at an alarming annualized rate of 12.7%, Japan's worst showing since the 1974 oil shock. But instead of taking vigorous steps to counteract a worsening recession, Prime Minister Taro Aso is lurching from one embarrassing gaffe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crunch Time | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...effort to support herself after she had left home in 1999, and that Reed had continued to put herself in social situations despite the defense that she suffered from a “social anxiety disorder.” Wilkins added that identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the nation. Director of Undergraduate Admissions Marlyn E. McGrath ’70 said that while the admissions process can be defrauded, the careful scrutiny given to each applicant typically catches inconsistencies. McGrath acknowledged new technology can more efficiently flag such cases, but stressed a desire to rely...

Author: By Margherita Pignatelli, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Reed Charged With ID Theft | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

...sent me her demos and I thought they were incredible, so I told her you know, "Let's make a record." She came up to Portland and it took about no more than two months to finish the whole record. We called it Volume One. That was the fastest project I've ever worked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Musician M. Ward | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

...more ECAC Championship qualifying athletes include freshman Shannon Conway and sophomore Jamie Olson. Conway beat out the rest in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.84, the fastest time by a Harvard female this year. Olson ran the 800-meter in 2:13.41 and placed second behind Yale...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women Take First in HYP, Men Turn in Solid Showing | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

...Captain Derek Jones had a fantastic meet, comfortably winning the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.12, thus qualifying for the IC4A D1 Championships. Jones was also pivotal in the 4x400-meter relay, where Harvard had its fastest time of the season, 3:18.77, but came in third overall. The Crimson also placed third in the 4x800-meter relay, clocking...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women Take First in HYP, Men Turn in Solid Showing | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

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