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...Noriega to justice seems to be an unqualifiedly good idea. Who wouldn't applaud the downfall of an odious dictator and the return of Panamanian democracy after 21 years of military rule? Unfortunately, things are not that simple. From Noriega's seizure in Panama to his long incarceration without bail, the U.S. government's relentless pursuit of the general has been a cause for concern to civil libertarians and constitutional experts...
News of the industry's deepening problems have made policyholders extremely edgy. Unlike bank accounts, which are protected by the Federal Government up to $100,000, insurance policies have no such coverage. While nearly all states have their own guarantee plans in which healthy insurers are asked to help bail out a failing institution, the pooled funds may not be enough if a large insurance firm goes under...
Rethinking of that sort has no place in Shamir's strategy, so he might already be pondering how to derail the negotiations if pressure to make concessions becomes overwhelming. One way for him to bail out would be to arrange for several hard-liners to resign from his governing coalition, causing its collapse. That would produce an Israeli election just as the U.S. goes into its own presidential year, when American politicians are even less eager than usual to try to coerce Israel...
...Pakistan-based managers and for years of neglect by banking authorities around the world. After investing $1 billion to shore up B.C.C.I. since he acquired it last year, Zayed faces the humiliation of losing control of the bank, and the moral -- if not legal -- responsibility for helping to bail out depositors who were victims of fraud...
...attackers were arrested and charged with unarmed robbery and assault. And in Fort Worth a woman standing in a friend's yard recorded a police officer beating a handcuffed car-theft suspect 28 times with his baton. The officer is under criminal investigation, and the suspect is free on bail...