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...stocks in half mainly because our leadership created a run on the bank stocks by openly debating whether they should nationalize banks. There are certain things you just can't openly debate as a leader, like you can't openly debate whether you're going to do a surprise attack on another country. Or you can't debate whether you're going to close XYZ Bank, because while you're debating it, the consumers will make a run on it. And you can't openly debate whether you're going to nationalize bank stocks because in the meantime, everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is The Stock Market Bottoming? | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...Critics are alarmed by an agreement they fear will attack the rights of women, create a parallel legal system, encourage Islamist insurgencies elsewhere in Pakistan and even create a safe haven for a wider spectrum of militants. Still, many locals have welcomed the deal for the stability it promises. "We are happy that there is a chance for peace now," said Mohammed Tariq, 36, a thickly bearded cafeteria worker who blamed the Taliban for spreading fear and the army for alienating the population by inflicting a heavy toll in civilian casualties. "We hope that it doesn't fail." Like many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Pakistan Regain Control of Swat from the Taliban? | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...third year star and co-captain notched his 1000th career assist this past week, showing vast improvement in only his second year as the squad’s on-court leader. In nearly every possession, Weintraub orchestrates the Crimson attack with precision and finesse, exhibiting a steady sense of leadership that is not lost on his teammates...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Weintraub Sets Winning Tone for Crimson | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...considered something of a flop on the New York stage, criticized for both heavy-handed management and a noticeably low quotient of charisma. Potentially the most influential religious figure in New York when 9/11 struck, Egan left no real mark during those trying days in the aftermath of the attack, instead spending several weeks in Rome for an unrelated meeting with members of the Catholic hierarchy. In Egan's defense, he had huge shoes to fill, following the larger-than-life figure of Cardinal John O'Connor, who had developed a close rapport with Pope John Paul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New York's New Archbishop: A Winning Papal P.R. Move | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...contradicted by a superior who said its occupants had left strict instructions not to be disturbed by visitors. When two Sunday Times journalists approached the compound to photograph the villa last week, they were reportedly assaulted by three African guards and had to receive medical treatment. This attack followed another encounter last month, when Grace Mugabe and a bodyguard allegedly slapped and bruised a photographer tailing her around a ritzy Hong Kong mall. She left the city, a special administrative region of China, before investigators could make inquiries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mugabe's Home Away from Zimbabwe: Hong Kong? | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

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