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Mouza's recent appearance was a blow to gender apartheid in the ultra-traditional gulf. Beyond that, the occasion sent another provocative message through the region. By opening a local branch of an American institution, the Weill Cornell Medical College, the reform-minded emir was defiantly signaling Islamic militants: Qatar is promoting modernization and friendship with the U.S. "They have treated us so well," says Dr. Daniel Alonso, dean of Weill Cornell's Doha campus. "We feel at home here...
...world's largest financial institution will split off analysts into a new unit called Smith Barney and headed by Sallie Krawcheck. As CEO of independent research firm Sanford Bernstein, Krawcheck became the model of honest analysis while banks like Citigroup were rocked by scandal. But is this real reform, or just a gesture? Significantly, Citigroup's announcement came the day that it and nine others agreed to pay about $1 billion to fund independent research. And although regulators consider Salomon's divide a good first step, ultimately they are likely to demand still deeper cuts. INDICATORS Feeling Fragile...
...after his re-election to the French presidency, Jacques Chirac is out to shoot down those who presumed to write off his country as a serious international player. Over the past two weeks, Chirac forced the Bush Administration toward a weaker U.N. resolution on Iraq; he bushwhacked would-be reformers of the E.U.'s costly Common Agricultural Policy (cap), thus preserving lucrative subsidies for French farmers. In September he sent troops to Africa to prop up a threatened regime in France's former colony, Ivory Coast. These days, Chirac is riding the range with even more gusto than the Texan...
...maximum wage” to address wealth inequity in the United States. He supports a “green tax” to be levied on gas-guzzling vehicles like SUVs and full tax credits for people who buy bikes. He advocates sweeping campaign finance reform and supports restoring the vote to ex-felons...
...pledges to restore the secretary of economic affairs to cabinet status, reform the budget process and work to make the state an attractive market for business—especially those already in the state...