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...entering a financial crisis appears to be yet another management blunder for what was once the world's largest bank. It's also likely a black eye for Citi as it tries to convince the U.S. government that is wealthy and wise enough to pay back its government support. And unlike the mortgage mistakes, which can be blamed on past management, the rush to profits in Dubai happened under CEO Pandit...
Over the past four years, churches that support Advent Conspiracy have donated millions of dollars to dig wells in developing countries through Living Water International and other organizations. McKinley likes to point out that a fraction of the money Americans spend at retailers in the month of December could supply the entire world with clean water. If more Christians changed how they thought about giving at Christmas, he says, the holiday could be transformative in a religious and practical sense...
...natural environment is,” Zofnass said. “The woods, the woodlands, the New England forests—it’s kind of all around us. What I’m hopeful is that kids and visitors see how these processes interact with each other, support each other, and better appreciate that you really need to keep...
Last Tuesday, President Obama delivered a speech to the Brookings Institute outlining major proposals to promote job growth. These initiatives included small-business tax credits, the use of $200 billion left over from Troubled Assets Relief Program funds to support business hiring, and increased public infrastructure spending. The most novel initiative is a new tax credit to promote energy-efficient homes that will hopefully invigorate the green jobs sector...
...Iranian capital. Intense green-clad opposition protests occurred at universities in most major Iranian cities on Students Day, Dec. 7. Yet unlike the demonstrations in previous months, which lasted no more than a day each, students have remained defiant at Tehran's oldest university. In addition to showing support for opposition leaders like Mousavi, who ran against Ahmadinejad in the disputed June election, students are demanding the resignation of University of Tehran President Farhad Rahbar because of allegations that he allowed paramilitary Basij forces into the dormitories one evening in June to attack students who were sleeping...