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This year's pledge from the major industrialized countries was $24 billion, half in direct grants and credits and half from the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and official debt rescheduling. Moscow should collect nearly $18 billion directly from donor countries by the end of the year, but the multilateral agencies have stalled. They require Russia to meet rigorous reform targets -- like 9% monthly inflation, vs. the real 30% rate -- that the country is nowhere near attaining...
Student activism need not approach the politically-charged issues of naval blockades, peace-keeping forces or U.N. resolutions. Non-partisan humanitarian efforts to prevent genocide should take high priority. The Harvard Islamic Society, with the assistance of Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel, recently completed a valiant effort to collect warm clothing from students--clothing that will help refugees trapped in besieged cities survive the winter months...
Given the poor return he is likely to get from trying to collect these taxes under the current laws, Clinton's second strategy might be to impose a "presumptive tax" of some sort, possibly a minimum levy on the total sales -- rather than profits -- of foreign companies in the U.S. But that kind of policy could backfire mightily. Germany has declared that if Clinton imposes such new taxation, Bonn will retaliate against local subsidiaries of American firms. With global trade tensions already at a fever pitch and foreign companies increasingly unhappy with conditions in the U.S., any further discouragement...
...tiny community of Cement, Oklahoma, trees and telephone poles are festooned with pink ribbons. People work tirelessly to collect signatures on petitions. The activity is in support of Billie Joe Powell, a 16-year-old girl charged with fatally shooting her father, who had allegedly abused her. Townspeople hope their efforts will help persuade the court to try the high school sophomore not as an adult but as a juvenile, so that she will receive more lenient treatment...
...really important that the drive be held right now," said Ahmad, who helped collect items at the Union...