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...ugly? Greece is already scrambling to lower its deficit of nearly 13% to the E.U. ceiling of 3% by the end of 2012 under a European Commission plan to be endorsed on Wednesday. Spain is similarly promising to slash its deficit of 11.4% to just 3% by 2013, although the country - which is still reeling from the recession, with unemployment of nearly 19% - has been vague about how it will do that beyond proposing $69 billion in cost-cutting measures over the next four years. Last month, French officials somehow managed to sound proud when they announced that France...
...Eagles, Corrine Boyles hasn’t had the immediate success of Bellamy and allowed six goals against a Dartmouth squad that the Harvard freshman held to one in the Crimson’s 4-1 Friday night victory. The Big Green defeated the Eagles 6-3 last Wednesday...
...hard as possible to ensure his protégé is elected, but the health scare throws a question mark over whether the 64-year-old leader has the stamina to both run the world's ninth biggest economy and stump for Dilma. He was taken into hospital last Wednesday with high blood pressure after spending a grueling day in the harsh sun of Brazil's interior. His doctors said the hypertension was an aberration caused by stress and tiredness, and released him the next morning with a clean bill of health. Still, Lula canceled his trip to the World...
...State of the Union address last Wednesday, Obama proposed a policy that would limit students’ debt payments to 10 percent of their discretionary income and forgive all student debt after 20 years—or 10 years for those who pursue a career in public service...
...Which is partly why Republicans are doing their best to keep a civil tone. No one yelled "You lie!" at Obama during his speech Wednesday night, though there was much rolling of eyes and shaking of heads from the GOP side of the aisle. Republicans realize they have to look like they are at least trying to get something achieved this year, even as they benefit politically from continued gridlock on Capitol Hill...