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...wise move. By the time he was through, McCain had praised Sarkozy's leadership in environmental issues, pushing the harder international line against Iran's nuclear ambitions, and fighting terrorism. McCain called Sarkozy a "man of enormous energy" who has been central to bringing Franco-American relations into "an era of friendship and cooperation...
...wheels come off. Factories have been able to increase output in recent years because the global economy has been on a tear. The 2004-07 period saw the second strongest bout of global growth on record - which translated into strong demand for cheap Chinese-made products. But this era may be ending. Most economists are predicting a significant slowdown in worldwide GDP growth in 2008. This slowdown, predicts Lehman Brothers economist Sun Ming-chun, will prove to be the "unmasking of [manufacturing] overcapacity in China." Says Li of the Asia Footwear Association: "The cake is only so big, and when...
...he’s got the ice water in his veins.” 2007 was an up-and-down campaign for Haviland, who recognizes the impact of his rib injury but still feels he should have been able to throw at full strength. While he recorded his highest ERA in his three seasons at Harvard, Ivy League batters still hit just .226 against him. Late-season gems like his one-hit shutout of Yale and his two-run, four-hit performance against Dartmouth have cemented Haviland’s status as one of Harvard’s finest starters...
...kind of wide open at the fourth slot,” Haviland says. “At this point it may just be a committee day.”The Crimson currently has three definite starters returning to a staff that led the league with a 4.37 ERA last season. Haviland, the Ivy Pitcher of the Year in 2006, is the team’s ace. Eadington, a lefthander, will follow at the two, and senior Brad Unger will fill the number three slot. Eadington and Unger each recorded an ERA below four for Harvard...
...heard something more familiar: righteous anger about oppression and deliberate hyperbole in laying blame, which are common in sermons delivered in black churches every Sunday. The Rev. Terri Owens, dean of students at the University of Chicago Divinity School, says the black church tradition has its roots in the era of slavery, when African Americans held services under trees, far from their white masters. "Churches have always been the place where black people could speak freely," she says. "They were the only institutions they could own and run by themselves...