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...years. The percentage of voters who think government should "do more to solve problems and meet the needs of people" has dropped 5 points since Obama's first weeks in office, while that of those who think government should leave more things "to businesses" rose 8 points. The shift is especially noticeable among independent voters, a small plurality of whom wanted government to "do more" after Obama took office; now--by a margin of 17--they think government does "too much...
Still, concerns abound that if he's elected, Piñera faces heavy pressure from conservatives, especially in the military, to move Chile far back to the right. The recent exhumations indicate how nervous many Chileans are that the rightward shift will enervate the robust human-rights apparatus established since Pinochet stepped down after a 1988 referendum rejected his continued rule. Piñera himself opposed Pinochet in that plebiscite. But last month he told a gathering of retired military and police officials who served under Pinochet that he'll work to rein in the trials - "proceedings that...
...sales in the U.S. are improving, aided by cash-for-clunkers, as well as positive consumer response to the Camaro, Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac SRX. In addition, new compact crossover vehicles, the GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox, have sold so well that GM is adding a third production shift at an assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont. Since mid-September, when it began offering to take back vehicles from dissatisfied customers, only a tiny fraction of the cars GM has sold have come back to dealers, Docherty notes. "We've sold 300,000, and we've had 163 physical returns...
...Harvard Corporation's decision, which comes just months after the University announced that its endowment dropped an unprecedented 30 percent last fiscal year, was based on the “altered financial landscape of the University, and the wider world,” which “necessitates a shift away from rapid development in Allston,” according to the letter...
...decision was based on the "altered financial landscape of the University, and the wider world," which "necessitates a shift away from rapid development in Allston," according to the letter...