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...when a near bankrupt South Korea turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an emergency bailout. Fearing his investment would completely evaporate, he sold the membership in October for $190,000. In 1997, says Kim, "the crisis involved only a few countries. Now it has come from the strongest country in the world. I think the crisis will last a few more years...
First, what do you do with the roughly 255 people currently imprisoned at Guantánamo - a group of whom only 23 have been charged? If Obama wanted to move as swiftly as possible to close Guantánamo, the strongest step he could take as President would be to simply shutter the camp by Executive Order and transfer all of the detainees to prison sites inside the U.S. At that point, in theory, the detainees would face four possible fates: being charged with offenses that could be tried in federal courts; court-marshaled according to the Uniform Code...
...Falling behind 9-2 early in the first, the Crimson engineered a brilliant comeback fueled by freshman Anne Carroll Ingersoll’s key blocks to take the game 27-25. It was in the second game, however, that Harvard played its strongest volleyball of the night. Led by McKinley and sophomore Mikaelle Comrie, who posted nine and seven kills, respectively, the Crimson turned in a solid overall performance. The defense limited the Tigers to a .135 hitting percentage, while Harvard appeared to be firing on all cylinders, registering a .306 clip. “We showed Princeton what Harvard...
...dominant stride, making quick work of his first opponent, Brian Song of Dartmouth College, in straight sets for a 6-2 6-1 lead. Omodele-Lucien went on winning until he encountered Czech Jindra Chaloupka of Saint Francis College in the semifinals. “Chaloupka is one of strongest players in the region,” Rueb said. “Really polished serve, huge forehand. Despite his big size, he moves really well. Our players could not sustain.” Although Omodele-Lucien put up a good fight, Chaloupka went on to finish the No. 1 seed...
...Some argue that I should vote to send a message. But not voting sends perhaps the strongest message of all. It expresses discontent with the entire slate of candidates and with the current state of democracy. Perhaps more importantly, unlike a “lesser of two evils” vote, it does not signal that the winning candidate has received the blessing of the voter. An increased turnout can often give the winner a greater mandate, one that he or she may not deserve...