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...Karel Lannoo, head of the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels, says it will be difficult to implement efforts to regulate bonuses in the E.U., as rules on working conditions are decided at the national level by individual governments. He adds that although bonuses are a powerful rallying point for E.U. leaders, the payouts represent just a tiny fraction of the global banking losses over the past year and are not to blame for the crisis. "Bankers are exceedingly unpopular, and leaders feel they have to act," he says. "But bonuses are a symptom of the crisis...
...Greenspan, the decision to use only real names–no pseudonyms or composites– was difficult. “There were a lot of my friends who I wanted to include in the book who actually just aren’t in the book at all, because I wanted to write about them and they didn’t want to be tied up in the craziness that is my life,” he says...
...28th-place finish at last week’s Golfweek Challenge helped the Crimson take seventh in the deep field of competition in Nevada. But having been away from school eight of the last ten days due to the women’s golf team’s difficult early-season schedule, Sylvan needed to balance out her academics. “She’s going to be a huge force,” Sheldon said of Sylvan. “But she needed to get some class. We’re trying to do what...
...Campion did exactly what his teammates were hoping he’d do. “I think Max is a really good player, and he’s going to continue to get better,” Shuman said. “It’s definitely difficult adjusting to college. I think he’s going to be a very good player over the next four years.” Rounding out the group was senior Danny Mayer, who finished in a five-way tie for 72nd, shooting +15. For a team that finished ninth last year...
...most difficult task for Washington will be boosting the weak and unpopular civilian government, especially in its control over the military. Dire economic conditions have improved over the past year through international assistance. An enhanced $11.3 billion International Monetary Fund rescue package has helped dampen inflation overall, but there is public outrage at wheat and sugar shortages. A further $5.5 billion is on the way through pledges made by the Friends of Democratic Pakistan, a consortium of allies, which will meet in New York next week with Obama, President Asif Ali Zardari and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in attendance...