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...missile deal poses further problems because it not only covers the physical installation of the missile defense system, but also sets up a pact of “mutual commitment” between Poland and the U.S. to aid each other “in case of military or other threats” with greater speed than NATO would provide. This assurance of mutual aid is backed up by the Patriot missiles, which, while they are defensive, would allow Poland to respond to a Russian attack without needing outside assistance. The U.S. still claims that this missile deal...
...market follows a series of financial shocks in recent weeks, including the failure of Lehman Brothers, the government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the largest government bailout to date, an $85-billion loan to the American Insurance Group, and most recently, the failure Washington Mutual and its subsequent takeover by federal officials in the largest bank failure in U.S. history...
...urgency of the task at hand was underscored by the news Friday that yet another financial institution - Washington Mutual of Seattle - had been taken over by the government and had most of its assets sold off to JP Morgan Chase. Even Democrats were unsettled by the urgency with which they were being called upon to act in the face of what the Bush Administration was warning is an imminent threat. "It's not like our guys are saying, 'We really want to pass this bill.' We've seen this before," noted one Democratic Capitol Hill veteran, alluding...
...hard to understand the nostalgia that many Americans feel for a reasonable return to the culture of small-town America--to its appreciation of education, traditional arts, the work ethic, hunting, community spirit and moderate churchgoing? Moderation and mutual cooperation within the international community are what we so desperately need in the U.S. That is the change that John McCain and Palin would bring. Jim Clemons, FREDERICKSBURG...
...While Venky acknowledges that the two schools will compete in some areas, he hopes that MIT administrators will realize the mutual benefits of having a different kind of engineering school nearby...