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...banks were being run. It doesn't have to; Treasury has regulatory control over the banking system anyway. Harvey has proposed that the government set up an investment vehicle similar to the Resolution Trust Corporation that rode to the rescue following the savings-and-loan crisis in the 1980s...
...minute web documentary, featured on the home page of Obama's website, highlights McCain's involvement in attempts to rescue the California-based Lincoln Savings and Loan Association, chaired by political donor Charles Keating, jr, during the spectacular collapse of the U.S. savings and loan industry in the 1980s and early 1990s...
...event, said that Zuluaga’s speech would help correct the country’s negative image. “Colombia is a country that is still being perceived, in spite of its dramatic growth and both economy and politics during the past decade, as the images of 1980s: crimes, drugs and poverty.” Mogollon said. “This presentation was designed to let the general public and Colombians in Boston know about the strengths and developments of the country...
...liberal candidate who would raise taxes. And she is not immune to anti-corporate attacks. Some of the harshest criticism Kryzan faced in the primary season was for working as a lawyer for the chemical company responsible for the Love Canal disaster of the late 1970s and early 1980s in Niagara Falls. The candidates are set to debate a few times before Election Day, and the negativity will surely be on display. Kryzan is used to the harsh tone from the primary season, but this time she faces a well-financed opponent gunning squarely for her, and she may have...
...race car. Deterred by World War II, he waited until the 1947 Grand Prix to see the first victory with the Ferrari 125S. The car quickly earned its pedigree as the fastest there was, and it wasn't long before it went from the racetrack to roadways. By the 1980s, Ferrari had become the ultimate status symbol, drawing collectors as diverse as Prince Bernhard of Holland (who owned 14), Eric Clapton (8) and Ralph Lauren (13). In the past 10 years, the Ferrari has won more Formula One races than any other car?which has created record prices in recent...