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...special report on the science of appetite...
...With General Motors Corp. running through $10 billion in cash from the federal treasury during the first three months of 2009 and Congress poised to offer consumers substantial tax credits for new, more fuel efficient vehicles, the costs of helping the struggling automobile industry are mounting fast. Throw in special financing for auto loans supported by the Federal Reserve Board, and the aid for automakers now totals $83 billion-and it keeps growing...
...Next up: Congress is moving ahead with a special 'cash for clunkers' program that is supported by a broad coalition of auto dealers, trade unions, finance companies and auto manufacturers. The nearly completed bill, which President Obama has indicated he will sign, offers consumers credits of $3,500 to $4,500 to trade in old vehicles for new, more fuel-efficient cars. The incentive is expected to cost the government $4 billion and to boost sales of new vehicles by one million units. "We believe this will play an important role in driving demand and stimulating sales," says Ray Young...
...with a round of 93. Harvard needed a top-eight finish in order to advance to Nationals, a feat that the Crimson felt was indeed attainable with a great performance this weekend. “We were hoping things would come together this weekend, and we would do something special,” Sheldon said. “While top eight may have been a bit ambitious, I think it was a good goal for Harvard to have.” The second-ranked Bruins of UCLA won the tournament by 19 strokes over the Boilermakers of Purdue. Despite...
Wargamers envision future scenarios emerging out of many situations: the continuing fall-out from the break-up of the Soviet Union, ethnic conflicts that cross borders, a combination of both. "What are the possible conflict issues?" asks Maj. Tom Whitlock, Special Operations Command coordinator for one of the wargames. "You can look at Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia and you can see that lines are drawn completely arbitrary of ethnic lines." The Kurds, for example, live in four different countries while even a large, apparently homogeneous country like Iran has a large Arab minority...