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...This is a humbling, humbling time for the United States of America" is how Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson put it in one TV interview. So now Paulson & Co. are recalling defective financial products en masse, slapping GUARANTEED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT labels on some of them and replacing others outright with U.S. treasuries...
...year pilot project called Purchase for Progress, the foundations will help 350,000 or so small farmers in 21 countries, most of them in Africa, to grow food for the U.N.'s World Food Program, the biggest food aid distributor in Africa. Rather than simply buying the farmers' crops outright, much of the money will go to teaching better farming methods, and to helping them store their crops in warehouses, plant higher-yield seeds, and transport their produce to customers. Those are all serious obstacles for poor farmers, many of whom find it almost impossible to eke out more than...
...growing strength and the LDP's past failures have some believing that Aso's party could lose a general election outright. "If my guess is right, then Aso will be the prime minister with the shortest time in office," says Axel Klein. He says that in the race against the "uncharismatic" Fukuda last year, Aso showed himself to have a "very difficult character." Says Takao Toshikawa, political analyst and editor of political newsletter Tokyo Insideline: "This controversial general election will be an actual competition...
...tiptoeing begin. As of July, American companies had already shed more than 1.1 million jobs this year, and with Wall Street?s recent financial woes, that figure is sure to grow. Chances are, someone you know will meet this unpleasant fate in coming months; while outright avoidance may work when it?s junior?s Little League coach, handling a relationship with a friend or coworker who?s recently suffered such a blow needs a delicate touch. To help, TIME?s Kathleen Kingsbury sought the advice of Anne Baber, co-author of How to Fireproof Your Career, based on interviews with...
...Tupac,” two candidates to the throne but also the most famous martyrs of rap’s sometimes-violent history. In “Mr. Carter,” arguably the best track on the album, Weezy makes that claim outright: “Next time you mention Pac, Biggie, and Jay-Z / Don’t forget Weezy Baby!” Has Wayne accomplished enough in his career to be associated with legends? Depends on who you ask. Some say that Wayne raps too much about trivial and cliche rap stuff (guns, women, money, bling...