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...about race--something that has never worked after the first semester of sophomore year. Mitt Romney made a similarly brave gambit when posing with some black children on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and opening the dialogue by saying, "Who let the dogs out? Who! Who!" The nation's fastest-rising politician, Joe the Plumber, got his start with the gutsy decision to ask for a tax break that he didn't remotely qualify for. Even crazier, opponents of gay marriage in California bought ads claiming kids would be taught gayness in schools, when everyone knows kids...
...holds shows around the world. But thanks to booming oil prices and Russia's nouveaux riches, the Moscow event had become the jewel in the crown. No wonder. According to the 2008 World Wealth Report by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini, Russia is home to one of the world's fastest-growing populations of millionaires. Last year the number of Russian "high net-worth individuals" (people with a worth of more than $1 million, excluding their primary residence) reached 136,000, a 14% rise over...
...dramatic decline of China's car market is one of the best indicators of just how sharply and suddenly the global financial crisis has hit the world's fastest growing economy. In recent years, China's car market has been among the world's hottest, with growth rates routinely in double digits. But Chinese consumers, worried by depressed stocks, weakening property prices and growing job losses, are choosing to put new car purchases on hold. In November, cars sales plummeted 10% from a year earlier, according to state media. U.S.-based research firm J.D. Power predicts passenger vehicle sales will...
...happy elsewhere. The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released its World Cancer Report, revealing that the burden of cancer around the world has more than doubled over the past 30 years. What's most disturbing is that the disease is growing fastest in low- and middle-income countries that are least equipped to control...
...Harvard women’s swimming and diving team faced its toughest competition of the young season this weekend, as the squad split for two major invitationals. The extra challenge pushed the Crimson to its fastest swims of the year. “It was probably the best weekend for meets that we’ve ever had, by far,” Harvard coach Stephanie Morawski said. Sophomores Kate Mills and Katherine Pickard led the way as nine school records fell, as the swimmers shared the pool with nationally-ranked competition at the annual Georgia Invitational.The divers stayed closer...