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...things are changing. American troops in Mosul have doubled over the past several months, according to Col. Gary Volesky, brigade commander of the 3rd Heavy Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. January's provincial polls also brought a Sunni party, Al-Hadba, to power, a development that is expected to lessen some elements of the insurgents' support base...
That's partly because First Green is picking up qualified borrowers that other lenders are shedding. Banks that have placed too many bets on real estate and construction loans are stumbling and cutting back lending. "Banks are looking to lessen the risk on their balance sheets," says Gerard Cassidy, managing director and banks analyst at RBC Capital Markets. "Even a good customer may be encouraged to leave...
...Kale said that the financial stimulus will “take pressure off local revenues” since projects will be able to move forward without drawing from city dollars. Around Cambridge, various organizations that have suffered during the economic downturn expressed the hope that the stimulus plan would lessen their financial problems. The Cambridge Housing Authority—which has been coping with underfunding from both state and federal sources—is now expecting a “significant increase in federal capital funds” that will allow it to tackle roughly $230 million in capital projects...
...well-being of other members of the community as well as the prevailing moral values of the community," a police spokesman stated in an e-mail. "The police aim to prevent the exploitation of women and girls for the purposes of prostitution, to combat organized prostitution activities and to lessen the nuisance to members of the public that 'vice activities' may cause." A more pressing goal, however, is to catch the men who are killing Hong Kong's prostitutes...
...once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort - even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that...