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...crisis, but it is a nuisance," says Hugo Brady, from the Centre for European Reform, a London-based think tank. "Luckily, there are mechanisms to keep things going. The E.U. is to some extent above politics - although that is part of its problem - and officials can pick up the slack if politicians cannot deliver...
...lasered-in President is an antidote to the flightiness and indiscipline endemic to both Washington and Wall Street. Fixing one problem at a time may strike Obama as mere gum-chewing. But in modern-day Washington, one is a very high number. The reason so many people were left slack-jawed by the Obama budget was not that they disagreed with his premise that health-care costs are out of control or that energy independence is desirable or that better schools are important to the future of the economy. It was the real-world knowledge that financial calamity...
...beginning. Japanese policymakers have learned the hard way that it takes years to leach toxic assets out of a financial system and restore confidence so that consumers shop rather than stash their money in safe-deposit boxes. While domestic demand remains sluggish, government spending has to take up the slack and keep at it. In Japan, a recovery was aborted in the late 1990s when, at the first sight of green shoots, the government raised taxes. President Barack Obama is committed to reducing this year's federal budget deficit of $1.3 trillion by half in four years. That...
...INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1The Crimson avoided a potential letdown after a tremendous victory on Friday night, demonstrating its focus early on to take the first two sets 30-26, 30-26.“After a really big game, it’s easy to take a breath and slack off,” junior co-captain Gil Weintraub said. “Playing NJIT, which is a non-conference game, when they didn’t put in all their starters is kind of disheartening...But I was really proud of everybody, and they didn’t play...
...backstroke, 100-yard butterfly, and most notably, the 400-yard freestyle relay. Sophomores Katy Hinkle, Laura Murray, and Kate Mills and freshman Alicia Lightbourne dominated the relay, finishing nearly four seconds ahead of their teammates in 3:24.89. Close behind, rookies Monica Burgos and Margaret Fish and sophomores Ali Slack and Holly Furman took second, capping the most impressive win for Harvard. Hinkle is the defending Ivy champion in the 50-yard freestlye, winning the race in 23.18 seconds last year.The young swimmers have contributed greatly to the success of the Crimson, posting up big wins and strong performances. Alongside...