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...wonder Harvard students are so anxious to stamp their passports. Study abroad has everything we’ve come to desire in life. It’s intrepid. It’s photogenic. It’s got all the aesthetic attendants of multiculturalism. Sometimes it’s got a sheen of philanthropy to mollify our liberal concerns. So, goaded on by the administration, we pack our bags, register our Blogger accounts, and skip off to make our way abroad...
What do you look for in a boy: Anyone who receives the Amy Berylson stamp of approval...
...Food Stamps: Total funding for the program could increase by $8 billion over 10 years. The formula for determining per-family benefits would be tied directly to the consumer price index, meaning, essentially, that benefits would rise in step with the cost of living - a standard that has surpassed food-stamp payouts since 1996. The minimum monthly benefit of $10 per month, which hasn't been increased since 1997, would also climb and keep pace with inflation...
...regulators are taking steps to turn things around. Late Wednesday, the Chinese government announced to a cut in the stamp-duty tax imposed on stock transactions, from 0.3% to 0.1%, and Thursday's market surged by 9.29%, its biggest gain in six years...
...also came to respect the way Catholic leaders in the U.S. went about their business. A current (non-American) CDF official notes that the U.S. church is the only one that keeps a "serious" doctrinal office rather than an unthinking rubber stamp or an old-boys' club; when conflicts arise, its bishops are actually prepared to discuss them. Moreover, says Levada, "he seems to recognize that we're plain speakers. We don't hide behind words...