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...region, buying off Ecuadorian assets, Argentine debt, and Cuban doctors. In fact, his “brothers” in the region often adopt his dubious means, and not only in the rhetoric uttered by Morales. Argentine President Néstor Kichner has greatly benefited from a purposefully weak peso, high commodity prices, and huge export dividends resulting from “redistributing” taxes. However, although the federal state grows richer, that money is used to buy off regional caudillos and the poorer classes continue to see their real income liquated. Just like in Venezuela, a rich federal...
...higher offer, although no such "white knight" had emerged by the end of the week. Mittal also needs to convince investors that his bid, which consists mainly of Mittal Steel stock with some cash, is good for them. Mittal Steel has what many see as a financial weak point: its corporate governance structure, which locks in Mittal family control. Lakshmi's son Aditya, 29, is president and ceo of the company, and his daughter Vanisha, 24, is also on the board. The family's current holding of 88% of Mittal stock is set to drop to just above...
...Over the past six weeks, the Bush Administration has struck back, vociferously defending the program’s legality and necessity, and hinting that those who oppose the program would be painted as weak on national security...
...deconstruction is needed however, not just of the Heritage study but of whether the United States military reflects a just distribution of the shared responsibility for national defense. For example, instead of looking at averages or medians, one could seek to establish whether there is a relatively strong or weak correlation between family income and the likeliness of a child to enlist in the military. If, as one might suspect, the likeliness of a child enlisting in the military decreases as their family’s income increases, a case can be made that something other than a sense...
...reluctantly marries John Rolfe (Christian Bale), eventually traveling with him to England to be received by the King and Queen and serve as an example of the peacefulness and tractability of Native Americans.Though Kilcher’s Pocahontas marries Rolfe primarily out of resignation, she is anything but weak. Her true moment of self-determination comes when Smith unexpectedly reappears in front of her house in England. Rolfe—knowing she truly loves Smith—gives her permission to leave him, but it is Pocahontas who proves her grace in the way she approaches and eventually resolves...