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...recent windfall has, for example, given Iran - OPEC's second-biggest oil producer - a cushion to neutralize the impact of Western sanctions over its nuclear program, and to ameliorate the effect of a struggling economy. But because Iran imports crucial refined diesel to keep its cars and factories running, it needs to sell its crude oil for $60 a barrel or more, according to oil analysts. So, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has plenty of incentive to push his OPEC colleagues to vote for production cuts: If falling prices force his government to cut its heavy gasoline subsidies, he won't help...
...recovered and we’re certainly hoping he can stay healthy,” Amaker said. “He’s a very integral part of our team, especially up front and when he went down, I think it is very obvious the impact he had on our ballclub. We’re hoping all of our guys can stay healthy so we can have a chance of being the best that we can be.”Amaker also answered questions about media reports last spring that spoke of recruiting violations committed by his regime...
...ensure loan access for international students in her discussion of the University’s response to the crisis. Graduating students facing employment searches in a troubled economy will benefit from bolstered career counseling, she also said. “We need to be alert to what the impact of the financial situation might be on those around us, and we need to be ready to help,” Faust said, calling for increased communication between Faculty members and the University in the coming days. Judith L. Ryan, a professor of German and comparative literature, said after the meeting...
...donating to smaller NGOs, we felt dollar-for-dollar that we were making a greater impact than if we were donating to larger, more established organizations like the Red Cross,” says Tanjeloff, the 2007 director...
...everyone has such patience. San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, whose office has officiated over marriage ceremonies for thousands of gays since the California Supreme Court decision, told TIME recently that he thinks the outcome of the marriage vote will impact far more than just who can marry and who can't. "We're going to have a chance to find out whether America, and California, is ready for the change embodied in Barack Obama's campaign," said Newsom. "Or does it simply stop with him?" The country will know soon enough...