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Congress is set to reconvene this week for the final vote of 2008, and it's no surprise, given the state of the economy, that they will be voting on yet another bailout, this time of the Big Three American automakers. It is, perhaps, cold comfort to the more than half of Americans who oppose the move that the funds will not be drawn from new debt but rather from existing dollars appropriated earlier this year in the energy bill. This is the same modernization fund the automakers were banking on to get them from SUV-land to Hybrid-world...
...move to suit up Groszyk with the Varsity most likely signals both the importance of the JV program and Amaker’s respect for Groszyk’s rapid recuperation and improvement. He made his long-overdue return Nov. 29 against Army in the final minute. Four days later, he was back in uniform against Boston University, seeing the floor for the end of the game as well. His coach hinted there may be more sightings of Groszyk throughout the season, and not just after the game has been decided.“Certainly in games, I don?...
...Worldwide, there are 190,000 Zoroastrians at most, and perhaps as few as 124,000 by some estimates. Although Zoroastrians are few in number, their faith has influenced Judaism, Christianity and Islam with its teachings of a single deity, a dualistic universe of good versus evil, and a final day of reckoning. The religion professes that humankind is designed to evolve toward perfection, but is complicated by evil forces such as greed, lust and hatred, explains Mehraban Firouzgary, the head priest of the Zoroastrian temple in Tehran. According to Zoroastrians, these evil forces must be challenged proactively by developing...
...leave town, and maybe take its employees along. Last Tuesday, however, the factory's estimated 300 employees, including Cabrera, were called into a meeting and told that Republic would shut down three days later. Cabrera, who received a check that covered Thanksgiving week, says he is still due his final paycheck plus compensation for five weeks of vacation time that he says he's earned this year. But Republic's financial situation and abrupt closure sent tremors through the employee ranks. No one is certain that that final accounting will be done to their satisfaction. And Republic has said nothing...
...years in uniform - could derail an exemplary career. (Contrary to public perception, however, Shinseki was not fired by Rumsfeld. He served out his term as Army chief of staff, although Rumsfeld's allies had already hacked away at Shinseki's influence by proclaiming him a lame duck during his final year, even before his controversial testimony...