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...liberal education environment that universities in the U.S. offer is truly unmatched. Flexibility among courses and tracks of study cultivate a stronger and healthier environment for the student regardless of the field he or she decides to practice. At a university in the U.S., I am able to widen my intellectual horizons, to follow my true passions, and most importantly, I am able to work alongside my fellow students to achieve my full potential. As a student of Harvard I have gained the knowledge, skills, and wisdom necessary to improve Saudi Arabia’s approach to education...
Junior Leanna Coskren was able to widen the margin back out to two, slicing the puck past Snikeris from the left corner...
...Widen your perspective: take into account what's happening in Asia outside of China, and the message from the East looks starkly different. The problem with today's analysis of Asia is that it is far too focused on China. China is not Asia. In fact, in many ways, it is the exception (albeit a big one). Asia's other giant outperformer - India - is a quite fractious democracy. Only one significant economy - Vietnam - is following China's lead. Just about everywhere else, policymakers are rejecting the China model. The severity of the financial crisis hasn't caused political leaders...
...contributed to the financial crisis. And corporate-governance expert Nell Minow asserted that Wall Street firms had done little to change the pay practices that she believes were a "symptom and cause" of the financial crisis. "In the postmeltdown world, the pay packages and especially the bonuses continue to widen the gulf between pay and performance - and between integrity and outrageousness," said Minow...
...Create more Obama Republicans. Candidate Obama had broad appeal for Republicans and conservative-leaning independents. Now his image and agenda have left him without any calling card to widen his support (essential for winning policy fights and elections). The Gipper wooed so-called Reagan Democrats by finding common cause with them on key issues such as national security and lower taxes while still keeping his political base solidly on board. Education, spending cuts and maybe even health care are all ripe areas where Obama can make another effort to reach out to voters, if not intransigent Republicans in Washington...