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...delight of many. Jeffrey Sheu, spokesman for Taiwan-based bicycle maker Giant Manufacturing, applauds China's efforts to rein in the economy, because rising materials costs have eroded profit margins. Not only that, Giant, which operates three factories on the mainland and sells to Chinese consumers, hopes that tougher lending rules will prevent additional entrepreneurs from entering the business. "The bicycle industry in China is overcrowded, with too may competitors and too much price competition," he says...
...effect, gay marriage opponents requested an emergency order from the United States Supreme Court halting the dissemination of marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Fortunately, hours after the federal appeals court in Boston denied a similar request, the Supreme Court refused to grant the order. As the fight gets tougher for gay marriage opponents, they continue to cling to deceptive and self-righteous arguments about the sanctity of marriage and the immorality of homosexuality. Yet it remains unclear why the meaning of marriage should change simply because others in committed, loving relationships are also allowed to marry, and why, even...
...don’t let that record fool you. Coming out of the Big 10—“the toughest conference in the country, even tougher than the Pac 10” according to Graham—it’s nothing to sneeze...
...Attorney-General Philip Ruddock, had no ministerial experience. But the conservatives have put their stamp on the country, improved their party organization and employed the privileges of office to keep themselves in power. Howard became P.M. with a huge parliamentary majority; implementing his convictions - tax and industrial-relations reform, tougher gun laws and cultural realignment - cost him some of his electoral buffer at the 1998 poll. Three years later, his uncompromising border protection stand saw him increase his margin...
...than coercing students to study abroad with an “expectation,” the College should focus on making sure every student who wants such an international experience can have one. And it should also stick to enriching the Harvard experience here in Cambridge with the proposed tougher language requirement. That way, the College would open up the world to Harvard students without forcing them out of the country...