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...Stern in 1979. That fired the musical interests of the Chinese at the same time the country's domestic policies were boosting music in other, unintended ways. Even during the Cultural Revolution, there was a need for musicians who could play the approved political operas; young people clamored to land those jobs, if only because that would permit them to remain in the city, rather than being sent to collectives in the country. What's more, China's one-child policy made parents protective of the tiny families they were allowed to have and reluctant to take any chances with...
...when property prices began to fall last year, people like Lepik, who had grown accustomed to making 50% a year on their real estate investments, suddenly struggled to sell. As the banks that helped finance the boom clamped down on credit, dozens of companies went bust. Land on the outskirts of Tallinn that had cost $0.50 per square meter in 2000, and peaked at $90 per square meter in 2006, now fetches just...
Today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—the former property of Belgian King Leopold II and third largest African nation by land mass—tens of thousands of people are living in displaced peoples’ camps located throughout the eastern region off that nation. According to a Congolese woman interviewed by the BBC, “The fighting began near our home in the middle of the night. There was a lot of gunfire and ‘mabombi’ —explosions [shelling]. Some people were caught in the middle...
...chest of some $700 million. Now, however, the tough work begins. Between today and his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2009, Obama must pick his advisers, organize a staff, appoint his cabinet and learn how to operate the countless levers of control that come with the highest office in the land - everything from getting briefed by U.S. intelligence agencies' top spymasters to figuring out the White House phones...
...support the Republican candidate." And when Obama won, Lieberman struck a decidedly conciliatory tone in a statement: "Now that the election is over, it is time to put partisan considerations aside and come together as a nation to solve the difficult challenges we face and make our blessed land stronger and safer," he said. "I pledge to work with President-elect Obama and his incoming Administration in their efforts to reinvigorate our economy and keep our nation secure and free...