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...their purchase of U.S. debt. That would begin a lethal exchange between the greatest exporting and importing nations of the world, with America blocking the inflow of Chinese goods and China flailing back by throttling its appetite for Treasuries. Without the ability to borrow money at reasonable rates any hope of continuing to stimulate the U.S. economy would flag and China's manufacturing machine would lose its largest market...
...arrested. The message was simple: the burning of coal, which accounts for some 40% of U.S. carbon emissions, "is destroying the planet through global warming," as Kennedy put it. America needs to get off coal, which supplies nearly half the country's electricity, if it wants to have any hope of controlling its greenhouse gas emissions, and it should start with the Capitol plant. (See the top 10 green ideas...
...admissions office will also encourage more one-on-one contact between regional officers and high school counselors in their newsletter, Fitzsimmons said. And the Harvard alumni network will take on an increased role aiding admissions officers, said Harvard Director of Financial Aid Sally C. Donahue. “We hope that the fact that Dean Smith and President Faust have made such a firm and inspiring commitment to financial aid will be a strong, clear message that whoever you are and whatever need you have, Harvard should be on your list,” Fitzsimmons said...
...What other option is there? Israelis may feel they are left with unilateral options: take control of most of the West Bank, let Jordan take care of other parts; hope Gaza will go under international or Egyptian control. Hamas advocates one state through military means. Some secular Palestinian élites who oppose military means advocate a one-state solution in which Jews and Arabs are equal. So the consequence is most likely indefinite conflict...
...take a decision in real time. If they had stormed the compound and it had gone wrong, it could have been an even worse catastrophe," says Brig. Gen. Shahedul Anam Khan, an ex-senior army officer and an authority on strategic affairs. Now, the Prime Minister has to hope that the investigation supports her decision - and that new revelations do not exacerbate the carefully calibrated relationship between an army used to taking charge and the new civilian government...