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...violence could worsen since the rebel gang, headed by former mine surveyor Francis Ona, has grown increasingly radical in its aims. In April the group called for the secession of the North Solomons province, of which Bougainville forms the major part. Meanwhile, the economy of P.N.G., which draws 20% of its domestic revenues from the mine, is hemorrhaging. The government is offering a $200,000 reward for Ona and seven others, dead or alive...
EACH of us makes economic decisions everyday that worsen the environmental crisis. It is therefore within our capacity to take steps to reverse it. Although business decisions made at the corporate and national levels bear proximate responsibility for most environmental destruction, the choices we make as consumers ultimately render us just as culpable...
...dollar comes down from its recent flight of fancy, will the fall be dangerously fast? Only a month ago, the currency was rising so relentlessly that economists were concerned that its strength would worsen the trade deficit by making U.S. exports too costly. That fear seemed misplaced last week as the dollar plunged to a level some 7.5% below its mid-June highs, closing the week at 1.87 deutsche marks...
...School sources say that after a ten-month search, Robert C. Clark will be named as the new Law School dean. Though Clark is widely regarded as a distinguished corporate law scholar, his outspoken criticism of the radical Critical Legal Studies movement raises concern that the appointment will worsen the sharp division between the school's liberal and conservative faculty...
...spurt in interest rates could make even that projection seem unduly optimistic. The higher rates would boost the Government's cost of borrowing for the bailout, as well as worsen S & L losses by raising the interest that ) the thrifts must pay depositors. To calm fears of a possible run on deposits, Greenspan said last week that the Fed will provide cash to any insolvent S & Ls that need it to meet withdrawals...