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...vague about how it will do that beyond proposing $69 billion in cost-cutting measures over the next four years. Last month, French officials somehow managed to sound proud when they announced that France's 2009 deficit of 7.9% was lower than the expected 8.2% - and that they would hold it below 8.2% for the rest of this year. (Read "Why Greece Could Be the Next Dubai...
...great internal rhyme scheme—“The face that you saw in the door isn’t looking at you anymore / The name that you call in its place isn’t waiting for your embrace / The world that you love to behold cannot hold you anymore”—and the simple image of walking in the park to forget your heartbreak manages to remain powerful...
...active role in the proceedings than he typically takes in the traditional Sherlock Holmes storyline. In fact, there is no “elementary, my dear Watson” moment in this film. Though Holmes is clearly ahead of the intellectual curve, Watson is self-confident and able to hold his own – even more so than Holmes – in the film’s numerous fight scenes...
Princeton is now in position to claim its fourth-straight dual-meet title if it can hold off Columbia on Friday. The Crimson will have another opportunity to compete against the Tigers at the Ivy League Championships in late February, when it hopes to repeat last year’s victory...
...Despite the looming confrontation, behind the scenes, Iran's opposition appears to be exploring the possibility of a compromise. Much of the speculation has centered on the possibility that former President Akbar Hashemei Rafsanjani - a wily power broker who's managed to hold the ever narrowing middle ground between the two camps - might mediate between the opposition and Khamenei. At least one opposition leader, former presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi, has openly mooted the possibility, though another, former president Mohammad Khatami, publicly denied having sent a letter to that effect to the Supreme Leader. But all three of the highest-profile...