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...corridor to see his boss. Petrov is deliberately cagey about business prospects. Yes, an economic crisis is now raging, "but this is not the first time we've had one," he says. Indeed, back in 1998, Denisov says mysteriously, "it was a crisis that helped us move a step ahead." Business, both insist, has not been affected. But press Petrov on prospects for the year and he shifts uneasily in his seat. "We will be making some corrections," he finally concedes. Putin himself couldn't have put it better. The question is, Just how much pain will Russians have...
...challenge for Holbrooke, says Fair, "is to thread two needles at the same time ... He has to get the Pakistani army to step up the fight against extremists, even as he's telling the generals, 'Sorry, guys, we're making the civilians your bosses.'" In the past, the military has actively undermined every effort to put it under civilian control; expect more of the same. There are not many carrots the U.S. can dangle before Kayani to get him to change old habits. But the Biden-Lugar bill does provide some leverage: it requires $1 billion in military...
...world has been politely standing by and watching how things play out with the fiscal stimulus and latest bank-bailout plans in Washington. Yes, there's been some grumbling overseas about "buy American" provisions in the stimulus bill, but for the most part, officials elsewhere don't want to step on the toes of a new President to whom they are favorably disposed. They also don't want to endanger legislation that they hope will help jump-start the global economy...
...residents. State representative Michael J. Moran said that the community accelerated approval for the science complex specifically because the planned research was “important to the bigger picture of health all over the world” and that halting construction “would be a serious step back in the relationship you’ve built with all of us.”City Councillor Mark Ciommo similarly argued that with “all the bright minds” at Harvard, it would be irresponsible to abandon construction of the science complex. “There?...
...majority of the team playing a flight up.“It was really a blessing in disguise,” Bajwa said. “It showed the courage and character of our team that they are not just good [at their position], but that they can step up when they need to.”The Crimson was strong in all flights and in all years. Junior captain No. 6 Johanna Snyder, sophomore No. 9 Alexandra Zindman, and freshman No. 3 Emily Park gave Harvard an early 3-0 advantage with efficient 3-1 victories.Snyder won her match...