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...sure they’re celebrating in New Haven,” said Brian Leiter, a legal blogger and law professor at the University of Chicago. “She did bring a sleeping giant back to life on the market for faculty. It made things tough for lots of places...
...other countries began slashing borrowing costs as the credit crunch hit and their economies faltered. The carry trade "is a very strong and powerful movement, and it's difficult to stop it," Sasaki says. "I think that Japanese officials understand that, and that's why they haven't intervened...
What's more, the region's housing market remains relatively robust, mainly because post-Katrina demand for suitable housing remains strong and local banks haven't engaged in the sort of risky mortgages that have caused problems elsewhere in the country...
Last-Minute Meals. If you haven't been invited to one of the inaugural balls, check OpenTable.com, the online reservation site, for dining specials at Washington D.C. restaurants. Alain Ducasse's Adour at the St. Regis and the classic Washington power-lunching spot, Old Ebbitt Grill, are still taking reservations. The local eatery Oakville Grille & Wine Bar in Bethesda is offering a special prix-fixe menu - the three-course "Red, White & Blue" meal for $30, which includes a "Blueberry Bama" or a "Very Berry Biden" martini on Inauguration...
...However, the MLB Network's 50 million homes give it unprecedented scale. The other league-owned and -operated sports channels still haven't hit baseball's numbers, and they've been around a lot longer. NBA TV, launched in 1999 but still relegated to the more expensive tier of sports cable channels, has only 15 million subscribers. The five-year-old NFL Network, which has waged mortal combat against cable operators for more favorable distribution terms, reaches just 42 million homes. The subscription revenues from the cable and satellite operators could keep the MLB Network buoyant in a tough advertising...