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...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...
...they can't be expected to constrain their growing economies to slow carbon emissions, but it's difficult to see how citizens in developed countries - and not just in the SUV-loving United States - will accept strict limits while their economic competitors in India and China are allowed free rein. Nor is there much time to figure it out. "We only have two years to reach an agreement on post-Kyoto, and only three years to prepare the ground," says Achim Steiner, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme. "It's down to the wire...
...power has eroded his ability to tackle terrorism and extremism, but neither Bhutto nor Sharif would necessarily be a more effective ally in Washington's war on terror. A Bhutto-Musharraf pact would probably further incense militants. Sharif has a better relationship with the religious groups who might rein in the tribal militants, but may be less inclined to do the bidding of the U.S., particularly at a time when being seen to be allied with Washington is a political liability in Pakistan...