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...helped investors load up on those securities - the same ones that are now, in many cases, near-worthless and clogging up the financial system. Plenty of people at the ratings agencies were aware of trouble brewing. In December 2006, a manager at Standard & Poor's e-mailed a colleague: "Let's hope we are all retired and wealthy before this house of cards falters...
...even faced with this downturn, Hamburg never drops the comedic ball. The movie’s implicit messages are buoyed by brisk, funny maxims: “Society tells us to act civilized, but the truth is, we’re animals, and sometimes you’ve gotta let it out,” Sydney informs Peter after going berserk on a Venice Beach visitor. The lighthearted mood is sustained by sunny California city views and a playful soundtrack including Vampire Weekend and The Flaming Lips. Though “I Love You, Man” tests the foundations...
...most bizarre stories of modern pop culture. Do people forget, or do they just not care? Perhaps on one hand, his fans are simple irrational fanatics who will show up no matter what. On the other hand though, it always seems that, with Michael Jackson, he is able to let just enough time pass before emerging once again. He does so when even the most fanatical supporters cannot keep him afloat, allowing public amnesia to expurgate the immediacy of his sins.After time has passed, these fans (and perhaps even you and I) are somehow able to reconcile his completely reprehensible...
...return of bonuses given to employees of companies that have received more than $10 billion from the government. The legislation, if passed, would also allow the Attorney General to restrict future payments to 10 times the average non-management wages at companies receiving TARP funds. "Congress has let expediency override common sense," said Representative Lamar Smith, the top Judiciary Committee Republican. "Congress already has learned the hard way the unintended consequences of rushing to legislate without adequate expert testimony and debate, but that's exactly what we are doing...
...Let's chat first about the reopening of the Iraqi museum recently in Baghdad. When you saw that on the news, what was on you mind...