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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...would have been interesting to ask each man what he thought about the value of the toxic assets on bank balance sheets. Unlike land, toxic assets can multiply. And, unlike land, the value of toxic assets may never rebound, although analysts differ on that subject. (See pictures of Mark Twain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Memo To Congress: "Buy Land, They Ain't Making Any More Of It" | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

Public input has been varied, but budget sub-committee co-chair Luc D. Schuster, said that most people tend to ask for more funding, rather than less, making cuts difficult...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Schools Examine Budget Deficit | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

...Jillson said that when O’Brien first approached her about joining the association, she was reluctant to ask him to pay membership dues. But “he came back later with cash in hand and insisted I take his money,” Jillson said...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach and Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Square Bookseller To Close Bookstand | 1/28/2009 | See Source »

Shortly after Sunday's gathering, city manager Harry Walker declared a "state of emergency," which he said would allow the city to ask for assistance from the state and might allow Coatesville to impose some regulations in the name of public safety, such as a curfew, although no specific regulations were in the works. He and other officials, however, said they were not yet willing to ask for help from the National Guard, as some residents suggested. Coatesville was once a thriving steel town, before the Lukens Steel Co. was bought by Bethlehem Steel in 1997. Bethlehem went bankrupt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Is Setting Fire to Coatesville? | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

...Oregonian, Breedlove suggested that he shared a passionate kiss with Adams in a city-hall bathroom while he was still underage. Says Leonard: "The part that bothers me is that I defended Sam back in 2007 more so than anybody else." Referring to Adams' admission that he asked Breedlove to lie about their relationship, Leonard says, "I was troubled that he called Beau and asked him to lie ... Why would he ask [Breedlove] to lie about a consensual relationship between adults...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Portland's Gay Mayor Survive a Scandal? | 1/27/2009 | See Source »

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