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...spokespeople insist that they're not asking for a bailout. "These are direct loans that we have to pay back," explains Ford spokesman Mike Moran. "Direct loans to automakers and suppliers will support American workers and strengthen the future of U.S. manufacturing and the economy. Borrowing capital at a lower cost than the double-digit interest rates we are now paying will allow us to accelerate investment in fuel efficient technologies and help us transform quicker...
...civil servant, both declined to run for reelection in order to make way for a younger generation of democrats. According to City University's Sung, their absence may have contributed to the depressed voter turnout. "I think after the election, pan-democrats have to think why turnout was lower than the expected," says Sung of the democrats' current disunity. "People are unhappy because there are too many small mountains: too many words, not enough ideas, and not enough solidarity...
...glance, it may seem ridiculous to say that McCain has an Evangelical problem at all, considering that he already has commanded support in the high 60s or low 70s. As of last week, however, the percentage of white Evangelicals who planned to vote for McCain was still 10 points lower than the final percentage of those voters who went for Bush in the last presidential election. The most conservative Evangelicals - the ones who served as foot soldiers for the Bush-Cheney campaign, mobilizing their neighbors and fellow parishioners - were the least enthusiastic about McCain's candidacy. And many leaders...
...addition, small-scale turbines installed in cities have lower productivity due to interference and intermittent wind, according to a recent report released by the Carbon Trust, a British-funded group that helps companies reduce their carbon emissions...
...might be minimal. Mark Kantrowitz, a financial-aid expert based in Pitsburgh, Pa., who runs the website Finaid.org, predicts that fewer than 5% of schools will do away with loans entirely. That's because the vast majority of schools don't have large endowments they can tap to supplement lower tuition revenue. Many still depend heavily on net tuition to pay for operating costs, including faculty salaries and facility maintenance. That may be especially true at public schools - which educate 75% of undergraduates in the U.S., compared with the Ivy League's 1% - as funds decrease substantially during the ongoing...