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...With fuel prices likely to remain high and awareness of the environment growing globally, small, efficient cars are beginning to gain traction not just in Japan but all over the world. For example, DaimlerChrysler plans next year to begin selling its two-passenger Smart mini in the SUV-loving U.S. At the same time, most of the world's major automakers expect to produce low-cost subcompact cars for growing middle classes in China, India and other developing countries. Yet the market for kei is likely to remain largely restricted to Japan. That's partly because profit margins...
...Capt. Matthew Koehler, another U.S. advisor, put it, "Col. Jabar wants to meet the people and gain their trust. Col. Sabah just wants to kill terrorists...
...Hamas has its own hard-liners, who have plenty to gain from the collapse of the unity government. One of the main reasons for sharing power with Fatah - to circumvent the U.S.-led financial siege of the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority - has turned out to be moot. The U.S. and the EU continue to refuse to give direct aid to any Palestinian government with Hamas in it, despite the unity government. A narrower Hamas government would also be in a better position to prevent the already fragile Arab League initiative offering Israel a comprehensive peace agreement in exchange...
...used to renovate its residential colleges, in which students from one college each year relocate to a designated “swing space” while their aging rooms are overhauled. Yale’s renovations have resulted in increased cost efficiency of their housing space, but these gains have not been enough to offset the price tag of the project, according to Harvard Associate Director of Residential Operations Zachary Gingo. Administrators said that an additional benefit of the renovations would be more environmentally friendly houses. Gingo suggested yesterday that loans from environmental organizations could defray some of the costs...
...believe that his straight talk on a controversial issue will underline his reputation as a forthright leader. After all, the religious conservatives have never been comfortable with the thrice-married, gay-tolerant former mayor of New York City. In that respect, he is calculating he had a lot to gain from a display of backbone and relatively little to lose...