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...system and economy. That's because commerce on the subcontinent still runs mostly on cash. Dheeraj Dikshit, the head of consumer assets in India for U.K.-based bank HSBC, reckons that credit cards are used for only about 2% of all retail transactions. But cash-strapped consumers will still hurt economic growth. Many spend half their salary on car and house payments and will be forced to cut discretionary spending. Some sectors are already getting hurt. New car sales - 80% of which are financed - are slowing. Tata Motors reported a 3% decline in sales in August compared with the year...
...Because somebody hurt their feelings, they decided to punish the country?' Massachusetts Democrat BARNEY FRANK, mocking House Republicans for their "pettiness" and "hypersensitivity...
That's because, movie-industry Republicans will tell you quietly, tilting right in Hollywood isn't just rare; it can hurt your career. "Why aren't there more Republicans in Hollywood?" asks Voight. "If you answer that, you get into trouble." He recently wrote an anti--Barack Obama Op-Ed in the Washington Times that led a Hollywood blogger to suggest that producers should deny him roles. "If they don't like my acting, that's one thing," Voight says. "But to encourage a blacklisting of somebody for their political views...
...think we did him a great service,” an unnamed Gossip Geek correspondent wrote in an e-mail on Tuesday night. “His name recognition has skyrocketed, and that can’t hurt for a UC hopeful...
Haviland’s knee-buckling curveball didn’t hurt, either, and professional hitters were just as stumped by his signature hook as his former Ivy foes were. As he split time as a starter and a reliever in 18 appearances in Vancouver, the righty struck out 61 batters over 54.1 innings en route to a 3.48 ERA. In one start, he notched 10 punchouts in just four frames of work...