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...base on which to weld social programs, such as Bolsa Família, a grant scheme that has paid out more than $20 billion in aid to poor families in return for parents getting their children vaccinated and making sure they attend school. Brazil's business leaders insist record profits during the 2005-2008 boom allowed Lula to aid the poor; Lula argues his antipoverty crusade fueled the economic growth. It's a chicken-and-egg debate, in which both sides are right. What matters is that social stimulus programs like Bolsa Família have been matched by fiscal...
...Growth Acceleration Program, which began in 2007, was funded largely by high commodity prices, most of which have now plummeted. But Brazil seems to have invested the windfall smartly. Exports have been diversified so as to reduce reliance on commodities, and before the downturn the nation socked away a record $208 billion in foreign reserves. The banking system has remained well regulated, and so far seems to have been less exposed to the toxic assets that have wrecked many U.S. and European banks. All this has "buffered Brazil quite a bit against the global downturn," says Paulo Leme, emerging-markets...
...hard cases and an approach that allows a woman to go into labor when her body is ready and to labor as long as she needs to. He is a hero to women who want to birth the way nature intended and on their terms. Dr. Tate's record of success belies the VBAC scare tactics by doctors who want women to schedule deliveries for their own convenience. Kate Sandhaus, ATLANTA...
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...year’s freshmen need look no further than their current sophomore teammates. If it wasn’t for the then-rookies—namely outfielder Dillon O’Neill, infielder Sean O’Hara, and Albright—the team’s 2008 record could have been a lot worse than...