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George W. Bush imposes tariffs of up to 30% on imported steel in an effort to bolster the struggling U.S. industry. Facing a possible trade war with Europe and an official WTO rebuke, he repeals them...
...that gets to Wikipedia's central dilemma. Chi's research suggests that the encyclopedia thrives on chaos - that the more freewheeling it is, the better it can attract committed volunteers who keep adding to its corpus. But over the years, as Wikipedia has added layers of control to bolster accuracy and fairness, it has developed a kind of bureaucracy. "It may be that the bureaucracy is inevitable when a project like this becomes sufficiently important," Chi says. But who wants to participate in a project lousy with bureaucrats...
...which Nelson said Monday would start in 2012—are complete. Echoing suggestions proposed in the House Renewal Report—a 112-page document of wide-ranging residential recommendations released by the College administration in April—the GSD students also noted the need to bolster House interactions via neighborhood-wide facilities. Though the class is not advising the College administration on House renovations in a professional capacity, Fan said College administrators will be present when the GSD students deliver their final projects at the end of the semester. —Staff writer Bita M. Assad...
...Massachusetts Senate approved a bill yesterday to authorize Patrick to appoint an interim Senator until a permanent successor can be chosen by special election. In what was seen as an effort to bolster Democratic efforts to pass a health-care reform package, Kennedy requested in the weeks before his death that the state legislature act to amend the law to allow for an interim successor to be put in place immediately after his death...
...coming elections will determine how Germany decides to nurture its fragile recovery and address other central questions of economic policy. If Merkel manages to form her preferred coalition with the FDP, the new government would be less likely than the current grand coalition to intervene to bolster big industry, choosing to stimulate the economy instead with tax cuts and investment incentives. As Germany is the world's fourth largest economy and second biggest exporter, its economic management is of global concern. And with little change expected to Germany's foreign policy, the rest of the world will likely pay closer...