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...More than 80,000 farmers took part in the continent-wide day of action, which, along with the milk-dumping, also included a "milk strike," with farmers refusing to deliver to industrial conglomerates that produce cheese, skimmed milk and other products. The farmers' aim: to force the European Union to take action to combat plunging milk prices, which they say have left them in financial ruin. (Read "China's Poisoned-Milk Scandal: Is Sorry Enough...
...judge has ordered the case to go to trial as soon as next February. The SEC could instead try to strike a new settlement that satisfies the judge, but based on Rakoff's ruling, law professor John Coffee, who teaches a class with Rakoff at Columbia, says it is unlikely the judge would accept a substitute settlement that doesn't name any individual executives. Lewis, as the chief executive of the bank, is an obvious target. The SEC has yet to say whether it plans to pursue charges against Lewis or any other executive at Bank of America...
...ability to strike a balance has earned the junior the respect of his teammates...
...course, dissent is not limited to the students. In the aftermath of the postelection crisis, dozens of professors resigned or went on strike over the crackdown and more were thought to have been whisked to notorious Evin prison. In late August, Khamenei rekindled fears of a purge of "un-Islamic" faculty, declaring that studying the social sciences "promotes doubts and uncertainty." Speaking in front of a group of conservative students and professors, he said, "Many of the humanities and liberal arts are based on philosophies whose foundations are materialism and disbelief in godly and Islamic teachings...
...than 60% of the country opposes the construction of radar facilities within its borders. Many feared that the U.S. missile-defense system would destabilize security by provoking Russia, which has long been against the building of the shield, and making the Czech Republic a target for an Iranian first strike. "Seventy percent of people in the Czech Republic will certainly welcome [this decision],"said Social Democratic leader Jiri Paroubek, whose party had opposed the radar, citing recent polls. "I think it will raise the United States' prestige...