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But critics say some of this success is due not to globalization but to the local political clout these large firms wield, yielding favorable government treatment--everything from default forgiveness on bank loans to airbrushing competition regulations. Their heft makes them effective bullies. After Fox took office in 2000, promising...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico's Paradox | 11/13/2006 | See Source »

All the action is yielding some nice paydays for policyholders who want out from under their insurance premiums. Those most likely to strike a rich deal are over 60 who have at least $250,000 of coverage and have suffered a decline in health. Blumenthal might have got five times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Extra Value | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

It may not have been the best of times for the No. 25 Harvard men’s soccer team, but it couldn’t have been much worse for Princeton last Saturday. Coming off of high-scoring games against Brown and Holy Cross, with 11 goals scored in...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Wins Again—With ‘D’ | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

The most common technique for producing hydrogen is known steam reformation. In this process, natural gas is heated with water at high pressures, yielding hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide, which is converted to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Thus, because carbon dioxide is a waste product, hydrogen cars recreate the...

Author: By Matthew S. Meisel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Our Hangup with Hydrogen | 9/20/2006 | See Source »

West African scientists have made significant progress in that regard since the 1990s by creating high-yielding varieties of rice that are well adapted to the dryer conditions of upland regions. Dubbed NERICA (New Rice for Africa), the plants were created through conventional breeding of a high-yield Asian variety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seeds of Hope | 9/17/2006 | See Source »

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