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...system was fool-proof. Even remarkably intelligent economists and journalists talked and wrote about "the Chinese Miracle." In 2007, the nation's GDP was $3.2 trillion, but was growing at 11%. U.S. GDP was well over $14 trillion that year, but its growth rate was 3%. It was only a matter of time before the lines crossed. (See pictures of China's wild side...
...President-elect Barack Obama moves to stem the financial crisis, the nation's largest companies are struggling with ways to handle the volatile market's toll on their pension plans...
...Director of National Intelligence, Retired Admiral Dennis Blair will oversee the nation's sprawling complex of 16 intelligence agencies, a post he comes to having already served as a top CIA official near the end of a 34-year Navy career. He capped off that career as head of the U.S. Pacific Command, which makes him more Asia-centric than most past national-security appointees. He's good at running large bureaucracies; the Pacific Command covers more of the globe than any other...
...complete team effort was the recipe for success for the Harvard women’s hockey team last season, the Crimson did have its stars, and perhaps none shined brighter than then-junior Sarah Vaillancourt and then-sophomore goaltender Christina Kessler.Vaillancourt was honored as the best player in the nation with the Patty Kazmaier Award, while Kessler set school records with a 1.06 goals against average and a .952 save percentage.Both players have remained solid this season, but the dominant performances that seemed to be the norm for the pair a year ago have appeared less frequently.That is, until this...
...wrenching experience for reserve officer Ariel Seigelman. A youth counselor, he and his wife were savoring their first trip to a café after the birth of their son when Seigelman's cell-phone rang. He recognized the caller's number as the Israeli Defense Forces. "Your nation needs you," an unknown voice said...