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...which has already provided $39 billion in emergency loans to shore up Eastern European economies, is discussing a regional bailout package. But the Fund is also struggling; with access to $200 billion in funds, its ability to step in is limited. "So far we've seen disappointing tendencies on the part of Western European governments moving in a more protectionist direction, which is worrying," says Christensen. "But the pressure is increasing on policy makers to find some kind of solution...
...magazine article “Reading With the Stars: Harvard Literati Step Out For Poetry” incorrectly stated that Briggs-Copeland Lecturer Peter Richards used the words “pug dog” in a lecture on Feb. 19. In fact, Richards used the word...
...shelter dog to be the First Pet—a noble example that will hopefully inspire others. Spaying and neutering have caught on across the country, though a quarter of dogs still slip outside the programs. Tighter regulations on puppy mills and animal laboratories would be a good first step to stopping needless suffering...
...drug] turns out to be safe and effective, it will be a great step forward in combating a serious threat,” Biddinger said. “[But] further evidence must be shown...
...ticked off the accomplishments: "The largest new investment in our nation's infrastructure since Eisenhower built an interstate highway system in the 1950s," he said. "The largest investment in education in our nation's history," he continued. "The most meaningful steps in years towards modernizing our health-care system," he went on. "A big step down the road to energy independence," he announced. "The biggest increase in basic research funding in the long history of America's noble endeavor to better understand the world," he concluded. Look for lots of this sort of boasting in Obama's speech before Congress...