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...question is whether the IMF is up to the job being thrust upon it. The huge boost to its reserves exists on paper, but it's not yet clear where all that money will come from. Japan has pledged $100 billion. Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister who hosted the G-20 summit, said the European Union would put up $100 billion and that China would provide $40 billion. But Chinese officials wouldn't confirm that amount - and even if the money is forthcoming, it still leaves $260 billion unaccounted for. At a time when governments are financially overstretched, that...
...further elaborated that he was “more psyched for the security guards than the students” in preparing for the show. His bandmate, Evan Mast, insisted on replying on paper, commenting only, “KAMBLOCK RENSALEAR BAGEL...
...Paper Chase. Marriott will no longer automatically deliver USA Today or the Wall Street Journal to your door. But if you still want to savor the smell of newsprint, you can ask for the papers at check-in (or set your preferences online, if you're a Marriott rewards member). By doing away with the automatic paper delivery, the hotel expects to save on 18 million papers a year...
...Brazilian community listens. The 49-year old director of the Japan Metal and Information Machinery Workers called up the Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo April 14, fuming over a form being passed out at employment offices in Hamamatsu City, southwest of Tokyo. Double-sided and printed on large sheets of paper, the form enables unemployed workers of Japanese descent - and their family members - to secure government money for tickets home. It sounded like a good deal to the Brazilians for whom it was intended. The fine print in Portuguese, however, revealed a catch that soured the deal...
...time during the American Constitution’s formation. “I saw what it really means to fight for democracy,” she said. “The lessons were so bloody.” Logan began writing for the Sunday Tribune, a South Africa-based paper, at the age of 17. In 1992, she began her career in TV journalism as a senior producer for Reuters Television. But Logan spoke candidly about aspects of reporting for television that she said still concern her. “The great challenge of TV reporting is to take...