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...know the rest of that story. Citi is now on life support, owing its continued survival to $45 billion--so far--in federal aid. Its beleaguered top-management team is trying to undo most of the 1998 merger with Travelers. And the new Obama Administration is faced with the somewhat conflicting priorities of trying to avert a depression, nurse Citi and other banks back to health and prevent a repeat of the excesses that led to today's troubles--all while taking care that the U.S. government doesn't dig its own financial grave in the process...
...Sweden). In the 1990s, American soft power was based on more than goodwill; it was based on economic and ideological hegemony. There was only one widely accepted path to prosperity--deregulated, American-style capitalism. And there was one central destination for a poor country seeking the investment and aid it needed to travel down that path: Washington. The U.S. and its allies could dangle big financial carrots to get countries to do what we wanted--and turn the screws on those pariahs who held...
...While most masters degree students receive little financial aid, most Ph.D. programs at selective private research universities fully fund students for the first five years...
...Cong ’09, who applied to Ph.D. programs in physics and economics, said that he would need to rely almost entirely on a university for funding. Since he is an international student and therefore does not qualify for most fellowships, Cong said financial aid offerings will be important in his choice of school...
...Robert Owens ’09, who applied to several Ph.D. programs in intellectual history, said that if he is accepted to one of his ideal graduate schools, he would not be deterred by a reduced financial aid package. He added that if the acceptance letters don’t arrive, he might spend a year or two as a high school teacher or a librarian...