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Looking ahead, the situation isn't likely to right itself anytime soon. Many economists expect the Federal Reserve Board to again cut the target federal funds rate in mid-December in an effort to juice the economy by encouraging spending over savings. But that would probably also push down even further the rate at which banks can lend. "It would mean banks make a little less money across the board," says Bank of Alameda's Andrews. Not exactly a nice holiday gift...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The CD-Rate Scramble: Better for Depositors than for Banks | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...bureaucratic labyrinth of the approval process - to say nothing of the logistical headache of actually getting a vaccine to the people who need it - means millions more are still almost certain to die. For that reason the World Health Organization and other groups are stepping up their push to deliver pesticides and mosquito-resistant bed nets across Africa. Those efforts by themselves have rolled back parasite prevalence by 50% in Zambia. Add that to an even imperfect vaccine and you get closer and closer to the moment when today's plague becomes yesterday's memory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Vaccine That Could Help Wipe Out Malaria | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

Proceeds from the sale will allow Harvard to push back payments for outstanding debt and provide more cash to meet the demands of University budgets without selling the endowment’s other holdings at depressed prices...

Author: By Wyatt P. Gleichauf and Clifford M. Marks, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: $1.5 Billion in Debt Sold To Raise Cash | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...this loss behind us and move forward,” Rollins added. “We have a really busy schedule coming up, a game almost every other day, so to dwell on this isn’t going to help us. We’re going to push forward...

Author: By Ricky Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Offensive Glass is Crimson’s Undoing | 12/7/2008 | See Source »

...NATO agreement reflect desires in Europe to avoid offending Russia - especially on topics like Georgian and Ukrainian membership that many European leaders feel is an unnecessary provocation of Moscow," comments Andrew Wilson, senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations in London. "The U.S. didn't really push too hard on the membership issue, because it knew it couldn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Georgia Recedes, NATO Eases Stance on Russia | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

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