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Russian oil and gas firms: As first reported by the Washington Post, two executives allegedly wanted to ensure that a U.S. bill that would enable the IMF to bail out the Russian economy in 1998 would not impose high taxes on their industry. Abramoff helped them cultivate DeLay...
...N.S.W. government's response has been swift. An emergency sitting of parliament on Dec. 15 passed new laws that will allow police to lock down suburbs and close bars in the event of disorder; a presumption of bail was removed for those charged with affray, and maximum sentences were increased. Police and community leaders have called on parents to impose curfews on their children and to urge tolerance and respect for the law. Meanwhile, never before have so many hoped for the reemergence of an oft-maligned quality: good old Australian apathy...
...reality” when, in this week’s episode, Daisy becomes a bounty hunter, she doesn’t just go to training camp (as Ali G did when he visited the Philadelphia Police academy in a memorable episode), but she actually puts the handcuffs on two bail fugitives. While in premise it’s a bit similar to “The Simple Life,” the biggest difference is that unlike that show’s two stars, Donovan isn’t an utter moron.She manages, like Borat, to maneuver her way into...
Parker said that the $400,000 cash bail that Pring-Wilson’s family posted in July should be sufficient to keep his client from fleeing the state...
...year he succeeded Michael Dukakis, the state had to borrow $1.2 billion to pay its bills. On assuming office, he axed 8,500 state employees and then privatized everything from road maintenance to hospitals. Today short-term borrowing is well under $250 million. "Dukakis tried to bail out the sinking ship by hand," recalls Richard Larkin, managing director of Standard & Poor's municipal finance department. "Weld took the ship into dry dock and slapped a new hull...