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...Should that happen, the IMF could be given a new function as a "permanent secretariat" overseeing finance markets for G7 and other major countries, Buiter says. That's rather a far cry from Sarkozy's appeal to reinvent capitalism - or even British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's call to reform the international financial system around "the agreed principles of transparency, integrity, responsibility, good housekeeping and co-operation across borders." Yet many observers say that even a partial move away from the reckless lack of oversight that enabled the current crisis would constitute progress...
...Fiji's then-Prime Minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, told delegates. In the 36 years since, the event has opened itself up to cross-cultural exchange (Townsville, 1988), contemporary art (Noumea, 2000) and, most recently, the arts of the northern Pacific (Palau, 2004), to become what the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Linda Petersen calls "the most important cultural event of the region." This year's theme has been "threading the Oceanic ula," the distinctive floral necklace common to most Pacific welcomings. "We compare islands in the ocean to flowers in a garden," said American Samoa governor Togiola Tulafono...
...rescue operation was dubbed Jaque - which means "check," as in checkmate, in Spanish - and was indicative of how deeply Colombia's military intelligence has been able to infiltrate the FARC's top hierarchy, the secretariat, in recent months. A government mole had been able to convince those bosses to transfer Betancourt and the 14 other hostages to the encampment of the FARC's new No. 1 leader, Alfonso Cano. Under the yoke of a FARC unit led by Comandante Cesar, the group made its way to a smaller camp belonging to a friendly NGO. "They tied our hands and feet...
...would Big Brown run against the Triple Crown champs? If you added up each winner's times in the three big races and projected Big Brown's Belmont time, on the basis of his results in the first two races, he would finish second to Secretariat. You can't bet on that--track conditions vary, for one--but here are the five fastest Triple Crown times and where Big Brown could stack...
...Secretariat 4.4 sec. back* [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] Derby 1:59.4 Preakness 1:54.4 Belmont 2:24.0 Total...