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Naim and Tyson quickly took issue with him. "It's amazing how little worried the Europeans are about the euro," Tyson said, pointing to two controversial areas: the European Central Bank's relatively tight monetary policy and the E.U.'s battered Growth and Stability Pact, which long required governments to limit their debt and budget deficits. Exchange rates matter, she contends. The past 10 years were "a lost decade" for Germany because--among other reasons--the former West Germany reunified with the former communist East Germany at an exchange rate that was too high. "How many times...
...score was Mazza’s 28th career touchdown catch, tying him for first place on Harvard’s all-time list with Carl Morris ’03.“I didn’t remember it until halftime, because it was a tight game,” said Mazza, who finished the game with four receptions for 75 yards. “It feels good. It’ll feel a lot better to go out and get a win the last game, and hopefully, if the opportunity comes, break [the record...
...traditionalists cling tight to their retired mascot. To them, Chief Illiniwek is an honorable part of the state’s identity. But there are certainly more productive ways to honor natives than a cheap caricature that rolls every Native American stereotype into...
...ground forces are stretched tight in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and while American air power could delay an Iranian push for atomic power, experts concede it probably couldn't thwart it. Admiral William Fallon, who as head of the U.S. Central Command would oversee any war against Iran, has spoken out against the idea of attacking Iran, as has his predecessor, John Abizaid, a now-retired Army general...
...time, he will be with her," explains Alexander Freiherr von Fircks, former protocol adviser for the German Government. He says Sauer's reluctance to appear at public functions in Germany is not about gender or "ill will" - "Professor Sauer has a 14-hour workday; he just has a very tight schedule." Nor, however, adds Langguth, "does he want to carry her handbag...