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...compound called myxopyronin that shows great promise. It has been synthesized in the lab and shown to be safe in animal trials, and although the drug hasn't been tested in humans yet, cell-based experiments suggest that it is potent enough to kill a wide range of stubborn bugs, including drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis and the deadly type of staph known as MRSA...
...immune to those ailments as the decade of the '20s reached its operatic climax, and it suffered from some others that were peculiarly its own. A stubborn agricultural depression had blighted the American countryside since the conclusion of World War I, crimping the incomes of the 20% of the workforce who were farm laborers and significantly limiting domestic purchasing power. Meanwhile, a notoriously ramshackle, poorly regulated banking system had managed to wobble its dysfunctional way into the modern era. Some 25,000 banks--most of them highly fragile "unitary" institutions with tiny service areas, little or no diversification of clients...
...biggest central banks. Riches-Flores expects the bank to cut rates further in the near future as the economy slows. At the weekend, the E.U.'s Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Joaquín Almunia, even called for monetary easing "in the near term." But Trichet is famously stubborn and independent, and the bank's entire culture is built on a near obsession with inflation...
...come back stronger. Just ask Bill Clinton. So do steadfastness, persistence, conviction. But as soon as you make the list, it mocks you, for history is a dance of luck and intent, and sometimes they trip each other. Wilson was strong enough to win a war but too stubborn to save the peace. Herbert Hoover was "the Great Humanitarian" who saved Belgium from starvation; under the right circumstances, he could have been a great President. But his temperament undermined his talent; he never understood that politics was more art than engineering. He later recalled that after growing up in Iowa...
...punch of corruption and terrorism came as Garcia has been battling a small, but stubborn jump in inflation. Inflation is absurdly low when compared to the seven digits from the 1980s, but it still has Peruvians worried because at 5.3% through September it is more than double the initial forecast for the year. The administration has reacted with anti-inflationary policies, cutting expenses and reducing government, which seem oddly out of touch with the rhetoric about the country's economy, which is otherwise booming. The economy has expanded by nearly 10% monthly since Garcia took office and indicators even during...