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...provinces. Turkish lawmakers passed a resolution authorizing the military to invade Iraq and hunt down the militant group blamed for the attacks, the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK. Turkish troops have massed at the border; the U.S., meanwhile, has pressed Turkey to show restraint and Iraqi leaders to rein in the PKK. In response, Iraq President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, said the local government would not turn over any Kurds to Turkey, not "even a Kurdish...
...interview Friday. “It’s his greatest legacy.” Berry, who co-wrote the 2003 book “DNA: The Secret of Life” with Watson, said he felt “it was part of my job...to rein [Watson] in” during the writing process. “He always has edgy views and he prides himself on jousting at political correctness.” Biodun Jeyifo, an African and African American studies professor at Harvard, said Friday that although he was vehemently against Watson’s comments...
...inflation. Additional inflationary pressure from one of America's largest trading partners will undermine his ability to reduce rates further to prevent the U.S. economy from stalling. He's not likely to get much help from Beijing, which has its own priorities and a limited set of tools to rein in consumer prices. Efforts to cool economic growth by reducing liquidity - China has raised the amount Chinese banks must set aside in reserves seven times this year to curtail the amount of money in circulation - have had little effect...
...China's poorest regions. During spells in the western provinces of Guizhou and Gansu and later in Tibet, Hu is said to have displayed a concern for the less privileged that, analysts believe, lies at the root of his policies. He has made it clear he seeks to rein in the to-get-rich-is-glorious mentality that has gripped the nation since Deng Xiaoping launched China's economic reforms in the 1980s--and that is now blamed for a brand of unfettered capitalism that has spawned everything from adulterated medicine to semislavery. Instead, the President and his allies have...
...substantially expand student aid,” Gravelle said in a report presented to the committee. She recommended tax penalties or a required annual payout to direct funds to tuition assistance. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Finance Committee, called on the top universities to rein tuition costs. “It’d be good to see the very elite institutions, with the richest endowments, take the lead and create a ripple effect throughout higher education to make college more affordable for everyone,” Grassley said in a statement to The Crimson. Jill...