THE NEWS Ben S. Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that the economic free fall of the last nine months was nearing an end and that he expected the United States to begin a fragile recovery by the end of this year.
WASHINGTON — Ben S. Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said on Tuesday that the economic free fall of the last nine months was nearing an end and that the United States should begin a fragile recovery by the end of this year.
BAGHDAD — The United States began a fragile new era in its turbulent history with Iraq on Wednesday as American political and military leaders marked the official end of combat operations but acknowledged that a difficult milestone, the creation of a new coalition Iraqi government, was not yet in reach.
PAGE A20 Business FED CHAIRMAN FORECASTS Start of a Mild Recovery The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben S. Bernanke, said that the economic free fall was nearing an end, and that the United States should begin a fragile recovery by the end of this year.
The sooner these worlds can reconcile and begin a conversation, the healthier the fragile cabaret field is likely to become.
Moreover, the agreement suggests that the conferees have begun to develop a fragile sense of trust and cooperation that may help them resolve the stickier issues.
Rebel leaders claim a mutually-agreed prisoner swap with Ukraine will begin Saturday as a fragile ceasefire takes hold in the country's east, even amid accusations from both sides of early violations of the truce.
The state of Louisiana is poised to begin a large experiment in blocking oil from reaching its fragile wetlands.
The title of "I Curse the River of Time" is borrowed from one of Mao's poems, which begins: Fragile images of departure, the village back then.
So begins the exhibition Fragile Legacy: The Marine Invertebrate Glass Models of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka.
