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...Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as of late. Geithner’s plan is complex and still in its infant stages: Thursday’s proposal left many details up in the air so that productive exchange with lawmakers can occur in the near future. Surely, it will undergo much revision and debate as it works its way through opposition in Congress. Its principles of transparency, disclosure, centralization, and closer oversight, however, must not be lost on Capitol Hill. If executed properly and enacted swiftly, Geithner’s plan should work toward restoring market...
Such a study appears to suggest at least one promising avenue of confronting youth obesity—changing zoning laws to prevent fast-food restaurants from opening near schools. By reducing access to unhealthful foods, schools can at least promote nutritious choices during school hours. Indeed, there is precedent within schools themselves, where soft drinks have often been eliminated from vending machines and more healthful options have been introduced in the school cafeterias...
...also blamed for the Damascus car-bomb killing in February last year of Hizballah military commander Imad Mughniyeh. Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who will step down on Tuesday, hinted that Israel was behind the Sudan raid, saying, "We operate in many places near and far and carry out strikes in a manner that strengthens our deterrence...
...what exactly are these soccer execs thinking, kicking off a new women's league during a near-depression? To be fair, WPS announced this current launch date back in August of 2007, when the economy was relatively rosy. "That's life," says Kristine Lilly, a two-time Olympic champ who plays striker for the Boston Breakers (the WPS will also have teams in the Bay Area, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis. A Philadelphia franchise will start next season). "When we made plans to start this league, we didn't think the economy was going...
...Three Mile Island atomic reactor near Harrisburg hadn't melted down 30 years ago this Saturday...well, there probably would have been an accident somewhere else. The entire U.S. nuclear industry was melting down in the 1970s, irradiated by spectacular cost overruns, interminable delays and public outrage. Forbes later called its collapse "the largest managerial disaster in business history, a disaster on a monumental scale...