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...hearten people by throwing open their doors. One Reykjavík restaurant, Á naestum grösum, has changed itself into a soup kitchen offering downtrodden Icelanders a free bowl of barley-vegetable soup and a slice of bread, while just down the street a few local bars have begun selling "recession beer" at $2.60 a glass compared with the normal price of $6 or so. But with more layoffs and further turmoil expected, it will take more than hearty stew and a pint of cheap cheer to rescue this nation from economic despair...
...throwing open their doors. One Reykjavík restaurant, Á naestum grösum, has changed itself into a "soup kitchen" offering cast-down Icelanders a free bowl of barley-vegetable soup and a slice of bread, while just down the street a few local bars have begun selling "recession beer" at $2.60 a glass, compared with the normal price of $6 or so. But with more layoffs and further turmoil expected, it will take more than hearty stew and a pint of cheap cheer to rescue this nation from economic despair. - by Jonas Moody
...impact of Obama's massive fund-raising advantage has hit full force, as battleground states are flooded with television ads, direct mail and well-paid armies of local organizers. As Obama's lead has held (and even grown in some polls), pundits and political strategists in both parties have begun to assertively predict an easy Obama win, possibly producing a self-fulfilling wave...
...American bank deposits found that, for the first time ever, the economy of the United States of America was at risk. Not just one bank, but the whole financial system. If Wachovia failed to open, or did open but blocked depositors from continuing the run on cash that had begun the previous Friday, panic could have spread to other banks, big and small. The crisis could have become a financial catastrophe in a matter of hours...
...Church to argue against the case for sainthood. Before becoming pontiff, Pope Benedict XIV was one of the foremost Devil's Advocates of the 18th century. It wasn't until 1983 that a revised Code of Canon Law was published that included reforms to the canonization process begun in 1913. Under Pope John Paul II the procedures for investigating and recognizing a saint were streamlined, the Devil's Advocate position was eliminated and the number of miracles required for beatification and canonization was reduced...