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...Washington A Budget for Change Spending plans in the $3.6 trillion 2010 budget President Obama sent to Congress signal fundamental priority shifts in several key government departments. Some of the biggest new proposals...
...next signal that the situation is not worsening is car sales. Most of the large manufacturers are experiencing monthly drops of over 45% compared with last year. It may take a year or more for those numbers to settle at drops of closer to 10% to 20%. But, if U.S. vehicle sales stay steady at 25% to 30% down, the consumer is beginning to tiptoe back into the market. The likely cause for this is that extraordinary deals on new cars are becoming attractive to buyers who have cut their debt and can afford to make a modest investment based...
...things in the environment or in their diets that could make them more sensitive to certain food proteins? Perhaps. Allergies are the direct result of too much IgE, an immune-system component that serves as the body's supersonar for detecting any foreign and potentially harmful proteins. To signal the need to annihilate these invaders, IgE attaches like antennae to the surface of cells that release histamines and other inflammatory agents. In mild cases, the result is a rash and hives. In others, blood pressure drops and fluid builds up in tissues, leading to swelling. Airways can constrict, triggering coughing...
...strongman accused of committing horrific crimes, and not even in his own country, but one next door. It's being held at the crossroads of international justice, in the Hague. And we're showing that we can do it in a fair and transparent manner. That sends a signal to every chief of state in the world. This is not some guy down the pecking order. We were not able to finish with Milosevic [who died mid-trial]. This is international justice on trial. And we are working very hard to ensure that it acquits itself...
...challenge to the two-month-old government of Prime Minister Hasina, who was elected late last year in a landslide. She sent two emissaries - State Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Mirza Azam, youth front leader of the Awami League - who entered the BDR headquarters with a white flag to signal that the government was willing to negotiate. After lengthy negotiations in her offices with a delegation of 14 mutineers, the Prime Minister declared amnesty for the BDR soldiers who mutinied if they agreed to lay down their weapons...