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...money is flooding into TIPS. With too many buyers chasing too few bonds, TIPS carry a paltry after-inflation yield of 2%. "People are going to wake up one day and decide that a 2% real yield just isn't enough," says Joe Shatz, a bond analyst at Merrill Lynch. If that happens, demand will fall, and TIPS holders will take a hit. Shatz advises waiting for an after-inflation yield of 2.5%. Until then, a short-term bond fund or bank CD will do nicely...
...great view of the hood (and a nosy peek at residents' backyards), climb the 216-m-high, Soviet rocket?like TV tower to its indoor viewing deck. Crawling up and down the tower's pillars are provocateur Czech artist David Cerny's large black babies - definitely more David Lynch than Merchant Ivory. 1 Mahlerovy sady...
...substantial extent, the prospects of averting a full-blown civil war will depend on how al-Sadr chooses to deploy his militia--as a revenge-seeking lynch mob or as enforcers of Shi'ite restraint. Because of his popularity with the Shi'ite masses, any effort to broker a cease-fire between the sects and form a durable Iraqi government that can contain the violence will require his active cooperation. It's an indication of how badly things are going for the Bush Administration that its hopes are pinned to a man implacably hostile toward the U.S.--and whose supporters...
...presence of such an diverse group of fellows this semester. “One of the things that distinguishes this group from last semesters’ is that we have a significant international component,” said Shaheen. The fellows feature former CBS News senior political editor Dotty Lynch, who will be conducting a study group on the 2006 midterm elections, and former Cleveland mayor Jane L. Campbell, who will lead a group called “Voices and Choices,” which will examine race, gender, and economic stress in urban government. From abroad, the current Iraqi...
...Cromwell said. “His relay swims were crucial, and his 100- free was huge. He upset Reinhart, one of the best swimmers at the meet, and just did an incredible job.” The Crimson youth movement continued to impress, as freshmen Bill Jones and Eric Lynch scored individual victories—two for Jones and one for Lynch. Sophomore Geoff Rathgeber, a consistent threat, tallied two individual victories. “Geoff is just a great swimmer,” Cocks said. “He performed well this weekend, as always. For the 200- breaststroke...