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...worst case, none in the group is ruling out a serious rupture: a devastating terrorist attack, the bursting of the bubble-like housing-price increases in some parts of the U.S. and Europe, a change of policy by central banks in Asia to limit their dollar purchases. Any of those could unnerve financial markets and trigger a bigger worldwide reaction, they agreed. Sachs said it would take just two or three such events to come together, "and things get a lot worse. That's not a high probability, but it can't be written...
There has been substantial campus-wide outrage at Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s recent proposal to limit certain kinds of embryonic stem cell research. The governor’s proposal has alternately been derided as short-sighted, idiotic, or merely part of a cynical ploy to gain conservative credentials for a presidential...
...reached about the impact that the decision to invade Iraq has had on the long-term global interests of the U.S. Having initiated the war in Iraq, however, the U.S. must not be in a hurry to pull out, despite criticism and pressure. Instead of setting a time limit for eventual withdrawal, the U.S. must make certain Iraq is no longer a danger to the rest of the world and ensure that Saddam Hussein's Baath Party doesn't make a comeback soon after the U.S. leaves. It does not matter if it takes 5, 10 or 20 years...
...herded out of town by angry, armed white locals. Another fascinating sequence involves Charlie's decision to arrange for a "picture bride," a woman from Japan who arrives to be married based only on an exchange of photos. "Picture bride" immigration was soon outlawed in yet another attempt to limit the Japanese-American population...
...goal is to debate increasing their involvement in the decision-making processes of this university in a reasonable manner, the Faculty shouldn’t limit itself to the extremes—resignation or revolution—it can’t reduce the esteemed University Hall attendees to an intellectual lynch mob, and it certainly shouldn’t seek out spectacle by advertising its intentions well in advance. Tuesday was not an emotional reaction; it was well-executed plan, and as such it is inexcusable...