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...that they are “hip” and can handle it. If you put them on limited profile, chances are good that in the short term they will have no idea what limited profile is and will be quite pleased, but before long they’re sure to catch...
...that the dozens of events come off without a gaffe, hitch or flub. But even years of planning could not make such events fail-safe. The world is in far too much turmoil, with widespread concern about the economic collapse, unruly voting publics and continued regional instabilities, which are sure to burst into public view. At the same time, Obama's central policy proposals, which include a significant expansion of the military effort in Afghanistan and major new deficit spending by wealthy countries, have encountered resistance from his counterparts around the world. Here is a look at four...
...European leaders have resisted the call for more stimulus. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she does not want to be bogged down by "artificial discussions" of fiscal stimulus, and like many of her peers would prefer to focus on fashioning a new regulatory structure to make sure the excesses and abuses that precipitated the crisis don't threaten the global financial system again. Other European leaders have also voiced skepticism over new discretionary-spending plans, arguing in part that the social safety net in Europe will automatically increase spending to handle much of the downturn...
...Indonesian government, which has responded to the disaster by sending police and soldiers to help clear the area, has acknowledged that more needs to be done to maintain and improve the country's creaky infrastructure. "This shows that we need to monitor all of these reservoirs and make sure they are still retaining their function," says Andi Mallarangeng, a spokesman for Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. After the collapse of Suharto's regime that ruled Indonesia for 32 years, he says, "much infrastructure was neglected and that is why the President has made improving infrastructure...
...cheaper items," says Victoria Grankina, a retail analyst at leading Russian investment bank Troika Dialog. "Overall, the luxury market really struggled in December and January, since the consumer was feeling quite under the weather. In March, we have been seeing some signs of stabilization, but we are not sure this is a trend. No one can predict when this will end." (See pictures of Paris couture...