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...complex’s foundation will be completed at a slower pace by the end of the year, Faust said University planners would conduct a detailed cost analysis to determine at the end of 2009 whether to proceed with current construction plans, reconfigure the building to cut costs, or halt work entirely...
...slowdown will result in a halt in procurement of materials for future construction phases, as well as a possible reduction in the number of workers on-site towards the end of the year, according to University spokeswoman Lauren M. Marshall...
...global context - the decision to press the reset button with Russia, for example, could have a profound influence on the start of talks with Iran, especially if the Russians agree to help dissuade the Iranians from an illegal nuclear program (in return for a U.S. pledge to halt the antimissile defense system that Russia fears). Every decision will be evaluated for its synergy with other decisions: troop levels in Afghanistan will reflect, among other things, the level of tension between India and Pakistan...
...economic free fall is causing budget difficulties in other states, but California faces the deepest crisis. With the budget talks stalled, Schwarzenegger sent layoff notices to 10,000 state workers and ordered a halt to the last 275 state-funded public-works projects still under construction. Call it shovel-ready in reverse...
...that help the blind and disabled, aged, homebound, poor, mentally ill, those on welfare, those in emergency rooms, etc. Either way, without a tax hike, the wheels come off the bus and California's government - and life as many people experience it in the Golden State - grinds to a halt. On Wednesday afternoon, Schwarzenegger spoke to GOP intransigence, saying, "If you think you can do this budget without any increase in revenues, then you have a big math problem...