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...would have to refashion their armies as part of a centrally controlled border guard force, the first step in what many fear will be the death knell to ethnic autonomy. The deadline to accede to the regime's demand is October. Most ethnic groups have already responded with a firm no - among them the Kachin and the Kokang, whose two-decade cease-fire with the Burmese abruptly ended last month when junta forces invaded its tiny territory. The ease with which the Kokang were defeated presumably buoyed the junta, many of whose members gained their battlefield experience against ethnic militias...
...Rage Over Goldman Sachs" [Aug. 31]: I will take CEO Lloyd Blankfein's word that he is shocked by the perception that the firm "burned down the Reichstag, shot the Archduke Ferdinand and fired on Fort Sumter." What a relief that is. Nevertheless, many of us are still wondering if Goldman Sachs' former employees who now hold influential government positions have unduly influenced national economic policy to Goldman's advantage. It is also high time we discovered whether Goldman's astronomical profits are the upshot of its alleged ability to perpetuate sophisticated market manipulation and fraud. These are real questions...
...Yale’s defense stood firm, and its first-half surge proved all the offense it needed, as sophomore Carly Dickson’s goal on a penalty corner as time expired left the final score...
...August, market-research firm Mintel reported that U.S. sales of Truvia, PureVia and other stevia sweeteners - at natural and conventional retailers, excluding Walmart - would exceed $100 million this year...
MIT’s endowment outperformed its peers this past year. According to investment consulting firm Wilshire Associates the median large endowment this past year generated an investment loss of roughly 18 percent. “Investments in the fixed income, marketable alternative, real asset, and real estate arenas helped offset significant declines in public and private equity portfolios,” the MIT press release stated...