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This conspiracy theory always had one weakness. There is no reason taxpayers would want to own troubled banks. The stocks in the companies would have to keep moving up and stay up for there to be a reasonable return. The Administration, on the other hand, might like to have the ability to force decisions on the private banking system as it moves through instating its mortgage assistance and financial stimulus packages...
Fear not, disappointed Risk-takers—Turf might return at a later date. Meanwhile, the CEB has decided it can do the greatest good for the greatest number by staging a party instead of a war. So go drown your sorrows in alcohol this Saturday at the CEBlock Party, which will take place from 2-5 p.m. on the actual turf outside the MAC. Onward...
...Whatever the state of his relations with NATO allies and with Moscow, however, Saakashvili's problems at home are unlikely to end with the suppression of the mutiny - opposition leaders made clear on Tuesday that their supporters plan to return to the streets to demand the President's ouster...
What, he wanted to know, did the Republicans have to offer in return...
...security, education and an antiquated public-transit system. "I have voted for the PRD for the past 25 years, but this time I [tried] my luck with Martinelli," says Pedro Gomez, owner of a small Panama City cobbler shop who says he was finally tired of "receiving nothing in return. At least Martinelli promised to give scholarships and free books to children, and my sons need them." Martinelli has also proposed construction of a $1 billion metro, both under- and above ground, along with a light-rail system. (Read a story on the "red devils" that terrorize the streets...