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...Brahmin establishment felt impelled to play some part in local government. As they had lost control of municipal institutions, they also lost their trust in them. It was this distrust that led to the incorporation of museums, orchestras and other charitable ventures. It was this power grab that lay behind the founding of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Boston Public Library...
...Nearly 100 bat groups are monitoring and surveying the 16 species found across the country. Volunteers can become licensed bat inspectors, organize bat watches and nurse those that are sick and wounded. They can also visit bat roosts and educate leery homeowners about how to fix their roofs or lay insulation without harming the animals...
...many deserving Vietnamese as possible, and I urge you to redouble your efforts in that regard. The President expects these instructions to be carried out fully and within the time schedule he has set out. For his part, he plans to call the NSC together this afternoon to lay down...
...Greenspan's penchant for quarter-point hikes may have finally eased the American public's seemingly insatiable taste for big-ticket items like new real estate. And this, despite its overtones of recession, says Baumohl, can be seen as very good news: The Federal Reserve may be able to lay off its series of interest rate hikes sooner than previously expected. The stock markets certainly think so - the NASDAQ on Tuesday posted its best-ever one-day gain, while the Dow registered a respectable 185-point rise...
Mori's physical dynamism contrasted sharply with the dour frailty of his predecessor, who lay in a coma last week after a massive stroke. But the L.D.P. secretary-general was picked for the top post mainly because of his skills as a fixer in the back rooms of Japanese politics, where real decision making takes place. What his faction-riddled party needs most in these turbulent times--as the country faces a devastating volcanic eruption in the north, economic stagnation and a crisis of confidence--is someone who can hold things together...