Word: mexicans
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Because of the endowment, Harvard cannot separate itself from the news media. No longer buried in the financial pages, such money losing news as the Mexican bail-out, Orange County and derivatives, the fall of Baring Brothers and the refinancing of "safe" bond funds by their respective Wall Street sponsors are now out front. One does not even have to be able to read to know of these events! These are scary events even for the pros...
...fetched 238 yen and 2.94 marks in 1985); so far this year, the dollar has skidded 9% against both the yen and the mark. But the dollar's troubles were only part of the turmoil: the British pound, the French franc and the Italian lira also tumbled, and the Mexican peso resumed its free fall until the country's harsh new austerity plan led to a rebound. On top of that, governments were forced to devalue the Spanish peseta, the Portuguese escudo and the Brazilian real...
...Mexican Scandal Widens...
...Mexican government is seeking the extradition from the U.S. of former deputy attorney general Mario Ruiz Massieu. Ruiz Massieu, who served as his country's top drug-enforcement official, is accused of blocking the investigation of his brother's murder (his brother had been the No. 2 man in Mexico's ruling P.R.I. party) and is suspected of taking money from drug traffickers. The government asked the U.S. to freeze more than $7 million deposited by Ruiz Massieu in American banks...
Sample also says he sees the commonality between works, calling Sheldon the "Herrnstein of the 1940's...Sheldon might think that since you're Black or Mexican you are limited in attainment and won't be a brilliant achiever...