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...through a reform of its arcane shareholding or "quota" system, the domination of policy by the U.S. and other developed economies will give way to a more balanced system of governance, under which developing countries such as Brazil, China and Russia will have a greater say. The IMF's focus is supposed to shift, too: the G-20 wants it to play a more active role as global economic cop, monitoring policy among the major advanced economies as well as the poorer ones, and blowing a whistle when it sees dangerous behavior. In theory, the IMF should reflect both...
...stellar play of Pollak, who shot a team-best round of 70 (-1), Harvard left the rest of the field far behind and put itself in excellent position to claim victory on Sunday.Pollak did not compete last week at the Princeton Invitational, taking a weekend off to focus on academics, and the squad suffered as a result. On the second day of play in Princeton, the Crimson posted an abysmal 315, falling into eighth out of 14 teams. At Caves Valley, Harvard was in need of a spark, and Pollak provided it, leading the team with a fourth-place overall...
...private equity firm Rattner co-founded is the focus of pay-to-play accusations made by the New York State Attorney General and Securities and Exchange Commission. While Rattner has not been charged with anything, he was an executive at the firm during the time the alleged misdeeds took place and reportedly may have met with those accused of criminal activity. Details remain scant, but the case involves payments to people who helped make business connections between Rattner's firm and the New York State pension fund. The Obama Administration claims it was aware of the pending investigation when...
...dollars, according to insurance brokers. Those companies begin negotiations with the kidnappers or pirates, and are usually authorized to take decisions without agreement from the shipping or oil companies concerned. Since the pirates off Somalia are motivated by money - rather than politics, as in Iraq and Afghanistan - the talks focus on one issue: the ransom amount. (See pictures of modern-day pirates...
...started to inch ahead. By the last 500 meters, the outcome was all but decided, and Radcliffe managed to best Dartmouth by 6.8 seconds. Syracuse finished in third place with a time of 7:09.5.“We were able to stay really internal in our boat and focus on the rhythm,” senior Sarah Moore said. “We probably had a length coming into the 1000 and just took it from there.”The Second Varsity Eight dispatched both opponents in similar style, turning in a first-place finish...