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The backroom poker player, on the other hand, is more cautious and self-absorbed. Card games may be social, but they are played in solitude. No need for drama. The quiet card counter is king, and only a novice banks on luck. In this game, a good bluff trumps blind...
Obama used the sessions to bond with those who could aid his political ascent, including several lawmakers with whom he forged lasting political alliances, as well as some lobbyists. The banks, utilities and insurance agents were often represented. "We all became buddies in the card games, but there never were...
The company's code of conduct states that its products and services "contribute to the social progress and technological advancement of society." Asked whether supplying a government widely regarded as despotic with paper for its currency violated that code, the spokesman said Giesecke & Devrient did not involve itself in "political...
The German company, whose slogan is "creating confidence," supplies central banks and governments in nearly 100 countries with high-security paper for bank notes and other financial instruments. Its 2007 sales were $2.46 billion. In its annual report, the company stated that its bank note business with African countries had...
Just a few miles down the road from where Shervington stopped to talk with the farmer is Kajaki Sofla, a bustling town on the banks of the Helmand River that is the local Taliban headquarters. It holds the region's largest bazaar, an essential stop for daily necessities like tea...