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...There's a strange situation in Phuket," says Risinee Sarikaputra, head of research for property consultant Colliers International in Thailand. "You have low-end residential units that are bought by Thais, and you have luxury units that are bought by foreigners. But there's no real middle-class level. It's either low or high...
...rules, the government should rightfully add the liabilities of those banks to its national debt. RBS's liabilities alone exceed the total national income of the U.K. Even excluding them, Brown is almost certain to break one of his own cardinal rules by failing to keep the total debt level below 40% of national income. Carl Emmerson, deputy director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London, estimates that Britain's budget deficit for the current fiscal year will likely grow from the government's planned 2.8% of GDP to about...
...front of her defender, controlled the ball, and delivered a shot into the right corner. This Saturday, Harvard travels to Brown, which sits right behind Harvard in the Ivy League standings. To win the game, Harvard will need to continue to play strong offensively and keep a very high level of intensity throughout the contest. “A lot of it comes own to emotion in the Ivy League,” co-captain Nicole Rhodes said. “At this point last season we weren’t geared up as much as we are this season...
...City has implications that reach beyond the five boroughs. These restraints are not only important for Bloomberg’s office, but for any political position in which an incumbent has an automatic and significant advantage. Term limits are an effective check on the concentration of power, ensuring a level playing field between challengers and those already in office. The fact that Bloomberg himself has been the one leading the charge for revoking the term limits should make anyone skeptical of the idea that the proposal is much more than a cynical attempt to stay in power. Bloomberg...
...other hand, if Obama has run a risk-averse campaign, and McCain at times a reckless one, it may reflect reality as much as reflexes. "Two candidates aren't starting on a level playing field," argues Russell Riley of the Miller Center of Public Affairs. "We hear a lot about John McCain throwing Hail Mary passes. Well, there are certain times in football games when a Hail Mary pass is called for." At a time when the gop is in shambles and its brand worth about the same as mortgage-backed securities, any Republican candidate would need to change...