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...though, the bigger issue has been obscured. And that is, Just what is AIG doing with the $170 billion? Does the company's strategy, which is to wind down its exposure to toxic assets and sell some of its profitable insurance divisions to help pay off the government debt, stand a good chance of succeeding? And if it does, will the world avert financial Armageddon...
...earns about $14 a month selling items in her village door-to-door. Small as that sum might be, Acharji says it has changed her life. Instead of being dependent on her husband, Acharji says, she now commands respect in the village. "It is enough to stand on my own two feet," she says. Increasingly, CSR programs will have to do the same...
Patience requires a bit of distance, so let's stand back for a moment. Barack Obama was elected President because the governing philosophy of the last 30 years, arrant Reaganism, had proved itself bankrupt. Reaganism was distinguished by four characteristics--at least, according to its own mythology: the belief that government was "the problem" and so less of it was better, tax-cutting (for the wealthy), deregulation and an insistence on military strength as the primary projection of American authority overseas. These were, in some cases, fantasy attributes: After lowering taxes in 1981, Reagan raised them...
...freshman, and each twin notched multiple All-Ivy selections in his second season. The two have etched their names in the Crimson record books with dominance of their signature events—the 100 and 200 butterfly. Bill’s times of 47.29 and 1:45.12 stand as the top marks in school history, while Dan owns the sixth best effort in both races.With strong improvements early in their careers, the brothers appeared destined to bring a one-two punch to the pool for the Crimson. But an unforeseeable chronic injury began to create distance in their athletic results...
...What is it about Mosul, the capital of Nineveh province, that has sustained an insurgency that has largely (with the exception of northeastern Diyala province) died out in most of the country? Why has this city of some 2 million people become the site of al-Qaeda's last stand in Iraq...