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...Mahathir will go to distance himself from his old friend is unclear. Political analysts in Kuala Lumpur say they are watching closely to see whether Daim's business associates come under intensified official scrutiny. But the Prime Minister might decline to escalate the rift to the public sphere. Conspiracy theorists say he wouldn't dare. "Daim just knows too much, all the political and financial secrets of the past 20 years," says a veteran observer who knows both men well. Both have repeatedly denied there is any bad blood between them or that Daim plans to leave office. Many political...
...safety sphere of college existence was penetrated by a trespasser who died on our front lawn. He had seemed healthy enough when he went to bed, and then, just like that, he up and died. The man who had been a staple of the Leverett House river view for years died alone—a blatant encroachment of the buffer zone between college and the real world...
...Mercosur represents more than a trading zone to South America's largest nation. It is a sphere of influence and a counterbalance to North American geopolitical clout. With a combined trade volume of $18 billion a year, Mercosur has become the world's third largest market - a distant third - after the European Union and NAFTA. It is also a potent symbol of Brazil's ambition to be a leader of South American unity. Last year the Cardoso government broke new ground at a South American summit, where it argued for the accelerated integration of the continent. "Mercosur is our destiny...
...domestic sphere, early American taxes might be likened to compulsory capital campaigns meant to offset the immediate debts of war. The first direct U.S. tax (on dwellings, land and slaves; apportioned among states based on census data) was levied by Congress in 1798 in order to offset $2 million of the debt incurred by the Revolutionary War. During the Civil War the first federal income tax of 3 to 5 percent was levied by Congress in 1862 and eliminated...
...Internet stands as a medium uniquely suited to enhancing education’s public sphere. The story of the online world’s success is wide and varied, but a large chunk of it has to do with the free and open dissemination of information—everything from computer software to constitutional documents to daily news stories. Institutions of higher learning would do well to place educational materials among this growing list, not in a for-profit or for-credit manner, but as a resource among resources...