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What's behind the leap? There's the slumping economy, of course. When unemployment rises, late payments aren't far behind. But Mortgage Bankers Association economist Doug Duncan cites two other factors: the wider availability of credit to people who have in the past had trouble paying their bills, and a proliferation of such innovative mortgage products as interest-only loans, which--because they drive monthly payments artificially low--have encouraged people to buy bigger homes than they can afford...
...themselves as making the stark choice between doing something about the perceived threat of the moment, or doing nothing at all. Thus, war is typically portrayed as being an action of last resort. If only this were truly the case. It is not usually the war speeches, but the wider actions of our leaders that belie their reluctance to go to war. Proposals from the left to examine and deal with the root causes of the violence against us are either not taken seriously, or worse, are misrepresented as attempts to appease or to justify the violence. While the injustices...
...enemies, and pause to America’s friends.” Ashcroft’s attempt to associate dissent with terrorism and thereby stifle his critics runs counter to the view that open and rational deliberation should be the cornerstone of both the university community and the wider democratic state, no matter how unpopular a particular viewpoint...
...danger is that Ishihara?who hopes to succeed Koizumi as Prime Minister?might spark a wider loss of confidence in Japan's banks, scaring regular Japanese depositors into withdrawing their money in droves. That could have major repercussions for global stock and currency markets. "It is wrong to underestimate the severity of the Japanese financial crisis," warns Goldman's Courtis...
Huidekoper said her job at Brown will encompass a wider range of responsibilities than her job at Harvard...