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...certainly makes it appear so. Before New Hampshire apple growers, she speaks of apple subsidies. At a North Carolina train station, she promises high-speed rail. In southern Indiana, she talks up clean coal. She tells college kids that she will get them lower student loan rates, the sick that she will provide universal health care, and the poor that they will be favored more in the tax code. She even promises new federally funded scientific breakthroughs to cure afflictions like diabetes and autism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton's Hard Road Gets Harder | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

...daunting because they have happened so quickly that society and individuals have had no time to develop a response. C. Mahalingam, chief people officer at software solutions provider Symphony Services, says the IT sector needs to evolve a long-term solution. "What we need to do more is to train and educate employees to expand their zone of comfort, and to draw upon their inner resources," he says. "We're taking in all these brilliant Mensa Club types, and we must provide them with a better support system so they can perform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stressed Out in India's Tech Capital | 5/6/2008 | See Source »

...primary goals. “The most significant occurrence in this budget is that for the first time in a long time, we will see an increase in the number of police,” Healy said. The city will hire four new police officers, who will be trained to work with weapons-detecting dogs, in accordance with the Council’s emphasis on public safety. Healy also praised the city’s decision to launch a transitional jobs program, which will help train and employ “disengaged” adults. The budget has increased largely...

Author: By Sarah J. Howland, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: City Council Increases Property Tax Levels | 5/2/2008 | See Source »

Outreach efforts to Hanzich’s friends began once again, and Kirstin Woody— who studied health policy with him at Cambridge—decided to dedicate her effort to complete Ironman Arizona this April to Hanzich, who had enthusiastically supported her intention to train...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hanzich Fellowship Prepares To Launch | 5/2/2008 | See Source »

...romance has cooled. Some African activists worry that Beijing still sometimes props up ancient autocrats like Mugabe. In nations with strong civil societies like South Africa, there is a growing realization that many Western firms train local workers and understand how to operate in a free political environment. Meanwhile, activists in places like Ethiopia and Namibia have condemned Chinese investment practices, including poor wages and importation of Chinese laborers. In one of the worst incidents, Zambia exploded in protest after an accident at a Chinese-owned copper mine there in 2005 killed over 50 Zambians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China and Africa: Growing Pains | 5/1/2008 | See Source »

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