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...will join the governing body on July 1, as the Corporation’s internal review of its policies gathers full steam...
...outline for sensible financial-reform legislation. Many of the principles of this framework look as though they will be kept in the Congress’s final bill, including a stronger consumer-protection agency and an over-the-counter exchange for derivatives. Yet as the legislation has gained steam and popularity over the last few weeks, politicians are predictably spewing populist demagoguery and wasting an opportunity to implement intelligent regulations. Congress must keep the unintended effects of their measures in mind as they finalize the legislative details on trading derivatives and supervising the Federal Reserve System...
...loss to Princeton on Sunday ended the Crimson’s six-game conference win streak, though the team picked up plenty of steam the previous weekend with a sweep of Columbia, including a five-inning...
...Canal And so, Ellis went into Senjaray in December of 2009 with a real head of steam. He gathered the town elders for a series of shuras and told them about all the goodies that could be headed their way if they agreed to stand with him against the Taliban. By mid-January, he had a written document in English and Pashtu, signed by 12 local elders, promising cooperation and listing the various programs they would soon see. There was the school, of course, and a new medical clinic, and a renovation of the bazaar; there were new police stations...
Take as a metaphor a train stringing together 16 engines; these are the members of the Eurozone. Each has to steam along at the same speed. If any or several of the 16 engineers throw too much coal into the boiler by way of excessive government spending, the train will derail. That's grade-school physics...