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...need to worry? Hardly. With the notable exceptions of China and India, key countries in Asia are growing at about 2 percentage points a year more slowly than they were before the crisis, largely because of lower investment. Thailand's banking and corporate sector is in far better shape than a decade ago, but allegations of cronyism under ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and erratic policies by the current military government have unsettled investors. Nationalism is on the rise throughout the region, reflecting a belief that there is so much cash that countries can do without foreign investment...
...Both in Britain and internationally, the Muslim community must be secured as an ally in the war against terror. "Islamic" terrorism is condemned by mainstream Islam as a practice contrary to the basic tenets of the faith (hence the need for inverted commas). This condemnation must take practical shape. Parents must be vigilant against the radicalization of their children; congregations must reject radical preachers who claim the mimbar (pulpit); the wider community must be ready to cast from its midst those plotting and carrying out criminal acts. With the Muslim community as an ally...
...friend and press secretary: "She has made every woman feel that she too can do something for her community -and still be a conventional wife and mother. She got them up from the bridge tables." After her exit in January, Lady Bird may edit her White House diary into shape for publication as a book-a prospect that has publishers brandishing generous offers. When the Johnsons marked their 34th wedding anniversary last week, Lady Bird presented her husband with a copy of an entry from her diary dated Feb. 13, 1941: "Big day! ... Tonight I went to my first (will...
...protective layer. Men are responsible for almost 40% of conception problems, and MIF, researchers believe, may play a role in most of the cases. "It is all about sperm,"says chemist Yousef Al-Abed, the lead researcher of the just-released MIF paper. "They need to be in good shape to do their jobs...
...while Chu has played her last game at the Bright Hockey Center for Harvard, her days as an athlete are far from over. She is still a member of Team USA and the need to stay in shape is as important as ever, especially with what could be Chu's final Olympics coming up in 2010 in Vancouver...