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...consensus in Beijing on whether such an outcome is likely. But with rumors swirling, cancellation of the Olympic stadiums gained added significance. Older Chinese remember that in 1979, Deng Xiaoping signaled his rise to power by canceling 10 massive industrial projects championed by his rival, Hua Guofeng. In all likelihood, says a well-placed Beijing academic, the scaling back of the Olympic plans relates to a "struggle" between Hu and Jiang...
...reality that will emerge as the dust settles at Najaf will strengthen the likelihood that - as Anthony Cordesman argues in a PDF download from the Center for Strategic and International Studies - in order to achieve at least a modicum of stability in Iraq, the U.S. and its local allies will be forced to accept a substantial political role for elements they'd once hoped to eliminate...
...during the brain's development before birth--play a role. That's why the results of a study published last week in the Archives of General Psychiatry are so intriguing. For the first time, researchers have direct evidence that exposure to influenza in utero is tied to a greater likelihood that an individual will someday develop schizophrenia...
...discussion, moderated by Kennedy School of Government professor David Gergen, underscored the likelihood of another large-scale attack on the United States and the Bush administration’s failure to adequately redirect government resources to counter that threat...
...while Stewart plans to appeal her conviction and remains free on bail until the appeal is exhausted, the likelihood that she will play only a peripheral role in the company means that it must now figure out how to move forward without its most important product. Stewart owns about 61% of the company's stock, and its business is indelibly marked with her name. While brand experts have criticized the new CEO, Sharon Patrick, for moving too slowly to separate the company from the convicted felon, the seeds of that transformation are already in place...