run problems-the stagnating middle-class incomes, soaring healthcare costs, the failure to invest in education, innovation, clean energy-we certainly inherited an economy with a number of economic problems."
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The pair of black shoes, hurled at George W Bush by a young Iraqi journalist at a Baghdad press conference last Sunday, may be seen as a bitter verdict on Bush's colonial war in Iraq - and, indeed, on his entire presidency.
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term challenges, we will:
* Continue our vigorous efforts and take whatever further actions are necessary to stabilize the financial system.
* Recognize the importance of monetary policy support, as deemed appropriate to domestic (...)
term reforms to modernize our outdated financial regulatory structure and address other weaknesses. The interdependence of our global economy makes this challenge more complex, and it also makes our work with international counterparts to promote (...)
Blame it on global warming, human encroachment, unfettered hunting or any number of other man-made ills, but the most respected inventory of biodiversity, the “Red List,” published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), says (...)
especially after a definitive election victory last week by Japan's reformist Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi.
The euro has had a torrid time against the yen so far in September, dropping to a low of 134.5 yen last week after starting the month (...)
dated debt weighed down by profit-taking but short-term paper aided by the surprisingly soft reading. The dollar eased briefly.
The rise in the leading indicators index was only the second monthly increase after five months of declines.
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