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Since then, the perpetrators of the struggle against Santa have taken on many forms; just about every major bugbear on the radical left has at one point or another been blamed. In the beginning, of course, there were the Jews. "The whole record of the Jewish opposition to Christmas...shows the venom and directness of [their] attack," wrote automaker and notorious anti-Semite Henry Ford in 1921, citing efforts around the country to silence Christmas carolers and suppress demonstrations of religion in schools. By the 1950s, blame had shifted to the Communists. "One of the techniques now being applied...
...letting Lehman Brothers fail, worldwide credit markets froze, preventing Americans from buying cars, since most people use loans or leases to do so. Financial markets and the lack of available consumer credit - not a lack of appealing car designs - are the reasons for this crisis, and piling the blame on Detroit is simply not balanced. Steven M. Friedman, New York City...
...muted sentence, according to several parliamentarians. Few doubt that he will be convicted. "It's about what happens after the conviction," says Othman. "Al-Maliki could do something about it, then pardon him or release him with a fine. Many people support al-Zaidi." Othman adds: "People will blame al-Maliki if he is sentenced or if he's been tortured ... And we are in an election year." Al-Maliki must tread lightly to make sure that the most disdained item of clothing in the Arab world, the shoe, doesn't trample his ambitions at the ballot...
...auditor of Madoff Securities. The BDO spokesperson also says that his firm's audit of Ascot Partners met professional standards and that the firm would defend its work. "It is unfortunate that these investors would bring legal action before all of the facts are known and seek to blame others for their own investment decisions," the BDO spokesperson says...
...letting Lehman Brothers fail, worldwide credit markets froze, preventing Americans from buying cars, since most people use loans or leases to do so. Financial markets and the lack of available consumer credit--not a lack of appealing car designs--are the reasons for this crisis, and piling the blame on Detroit is simply not balanced. Steven M. Friedman, NEW YORK CITY...