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...also told the press that Russia will not turn to the International Monetary Fund for help, but that the country would consider borrowing more than $7 billion from overseas in 2010 and an additional $10 billion over the following few years. But his emphasis was on lower outlays: "A review of spending, a transition to targeted spending and saving - these are the key words in the next three years," he said. In an apparent swipe at comments by Putin and his team, the Finance Minister said, "There are some optimistic forecasts that there will be some growth next year...
...George W. Bush Administration, she exuded confidence. Now she's anxious. Barack Obama's government has taken a close interest in Burma, but not the sort she wants. On a trip to Asia in February, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters that the White House would review its policy toward Burma. My friend fears that the Obama Administration might move toward some kind of compromise with the junta, possibly even lifting sanctions. "You have the whole community of engagers coming out of the woodwork now," she says. "They see an opportunity; they haven't had one in years...
...film The White Ribbon - both establishing it as the best movie of the festival and triggering the annual debate among critics and fans over whether the award was a revelation or a gross miscarriage of justice on the part of the Cannes jury. 'Twas ever thus. (See a first review of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds...
...TIME's review of Terminator Salvation...
...Senator Graham favors the modifications to the military-commission system that Obama has proposed - and he favors one more: "Let's not kid ourselves. We're handing out de facto life sentences here, and there should be some sort of civilian review." So Graham - who believes these procedures should be applied to the prisoners both at Guantánamo and in Afghanistan - has proposed a National Security Court, similar to the panel that adjudicates FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) cases. The proceedings would be closed, but civilian judges would have top-secret clearance to review all the evidence in every...