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...from a position of weakness, which is why the U.S. is keeping in place, and trying to increase, its leverage in the form of economic pressure on Iran to desist from enriching uranium. But Iran sees the U.S. game plan and believes that Washington won't be able to muster the level of economic pressure necessary to force its hand - and the U.S. can hardly afford to initiate hostilities with the Islamic Republic, because it needs Iran's cooperation in Iraq and Afghanistan. A dialogue has clearly begun, but on current indications, that dialogue will - at least for now - remain...
...hard to see any of this purported “timeless charm” in Buck’s shows. From his coin drop trick to his famous illusion in which he finds money that the audience has hidden, his performances are not particularly exciting. It is difficult to muster the same desire to learn the secrets of his tricks that his audiences in the film seem to have. Buck is supposed to be a symbol of small-town America; he may not be glamorous and he has lost his nationwide fame, but he maintains a sense of pride...
Geithner has been burdened by thin staffing as he tries to get nominees to the Senate who can pass muster. In the meantime, he is relying on career staff and a handful of unconfirmed counselors, like Lee Sachs and Gene Sperling, both of whom served in the Clinton administration. (See who's who in Barack Obama's White House...
...heartening to see that at a time when so many things - credit, confidence, consumer demand - are in short supply, our political leaders are still able to muster such bounteous supplies of outrage. Outraged people often do dumb things, though, and my initial reaction to the many declarations of fury was to roll my eyes and mutter something about this being a trivial distraction from the Important Things we need to be dealing with. (I suspect that similar sentiments on the part of Geithner and Summers largely explain their politically tone-deaf handling of the bonus affair.) (See 25 people...
...talented pieces together.“We’re just going to come out and keep playing hard,” captain Harry Douglas said. UAB 11, HARVARD 3The Crimson completed its four-game set at Vestavia High School but could not muster a victory after falling behind early. Suter (1-1) struggled to open the game, allowing all seven of his earned runs in the first three innings. The rookie worked out of a jam in the second, but failed to silence the Blazer offense.Harvard tried to respond behind RBI singles and two-hit days from senior...