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Anchoring the pitching staff, lining the middle of the infield, and offering the best cheers from the outfield, the class of ’04 came a long way from last year’s turmoil and frustration. Brotemarkle, Williamson, shortstop Rachel Goldberg and outfielder Monica Montijo donned their Crimson uniforms for the last time yesterday for a team that proved to be scrappy, determined and united...
...Bangladesh Chaos In your article "State of Disgrace," you said there was violence, corruption and political turmoil in Bangladesh, and called it Asia's most dysfunctional country [April 12]. The situation in Pakistan is no different, and it is hard to anticipate where things are heading. Pakistan and Bangladesh suffer from a lack of genuine leadership. The objective of a ruling ?lite has always been to exploit a nation to the fullest for personal gain without concern for the people. Shabbir A. Harianawala Coventry, England...
...article "State of Disgrace" about Bangladesh lacks balance. It depicts Bangladesh with no saving grace. No one disputes that violence, corruption, political turmoil, religious intolerance and insecurity permeate all developing countries. Bangladesh is well aware of its limitations but confident also of its achievements. It is following a committed path toward democracy, development and human rights. The government holds free and fair elections, and has established a good track record of progress on important social and economic indicators over the past two decades. It is also establishing an Independent Anti-Corruption Commission, an Ombudsman and an Independent Human Rights Commission...
Nonsense. Some $100 billion will be spent on homeland security over the next few years with or without any domestic terrorism, and that provides a rich backdrop for certain defense and technology stocks. Meanwhile, gold and oil are a great hedge against geopolitical turmoil and should do fine anyway, as fast-growing China inhales the world's natural resources. Holding extra cash is a buffer against the unknown and could pay double if you invest it in the teeth of a terrorism sell-off and then wait for the inevitable rebound...
IDENTIFY LIKELY WINNERS Gold stocks (Barrick, Newmont) and oil services and drillers (Anadarko, Schlumberger) tend to rise amid global turmoil. They also benefit from the kind of global expansion we're now seeing (led by China). Traditional safe-haven stocks like drugs (Pfizer, Merck), tobacco (Altria) and beverages (Anheuser-Busch) would hold up relatively well, and may come into favor anyway because they pay decent dividends...