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...Bleak December Report...
...facto source of power and authority through murder and intimidation. Although this movie is about Italian crime syndicates, this is no modern rendition with glorifying elements like “The Godfather” or even “Goodfellas.” Visually speaking, the movie is bleak and almost completely devoid of entertainment for entertainment’s sake. Many of the movie’s scenes take place in the bombed-out public housing high rises within the city’s notorious suburbs, where drug dealers openly conduct business and warfare even when the cameras have...
...honest, as of today, the situation looks pretty bleak," says Tjossem of the International Rescue Committee. "I hope we will be able to establish a dialogue and convince the government that we provide a valuable service. We are being told one thing, and we need to reengage, and I'm not sure how easy that's going...
...mere fact HSBC turned a profit despite its troubles was a small ray of light amid an otherwise bleak outlook. New figures covering January showed industrial output falling more than anticipated in the eurozone; joblessness rose from 8.1% in December to 8.2% in January, nearly a full percentage point higher than the same month last year. (Find out 10 things to do with your money...
...Secretary of State Hillary Clinton makes her first official visit to the Middle East this week, the prospects for peace are bleak. But Shibley Telhami, a professor of political science at the University of Maryland and a leading U.S.-based authority on Arab-Israeli negotiations, tells TIME that a deal remains within reach. Clinching that deal, says Telhami, co-author of a new report on the U.S.'s role in the peace process for the Brookings Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations, requires urgent action by the U.S. because time is running out on the two-state option...