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...Analysts say the casino is too important for the economic diversification of Singapore, which is overwhelmingly dependent on electronics exports and trans-shipping, for it to collapse. The Singapore Tourism Board may step in either with an infusion of cash or an agreement to assume a sizable chunk of the troubled casino operator's debt. "We are working closely and are in dialogue with Marina Bay Sands [Las Vegas Sands' Singapore subsidiary] to facilitate the completion of the project," says Margaret Teo, Assistant CEO of the Singapore Tourism Board. She declined to provide further financial details...
...That a private organization is allowed to take a huge chunk of government power and impose its will upon millions of people is, frankly, disconcerting,” he said in an interview...
...growing areas. He's not looking for victories in these counties, merely to improve his showing there enough to put him over the top in the state when added to record turnout in Democratic-heavy areas. "Like in Jacksonville [Florida, where Obama heads on Monday], there's a big chunk of folks that just don't participate for some reason in Democratic elections. A stop there, and a visit by us coordinated with trying to get folks out to vote early, has a way of not just changing the percentage within an area but changing the importance of that area...
...terror. U.S. military leaders have long grumbled that Islamabad's commitment to fighting extremism was ambiguous at best - and duplicitous at worst. The new post-Musharraf government says it is serious about the fight, and offers as proof its two-month long military offensive in Bajaur, the northernmost chunk of the tribal belt. But, say Pakistani officials, U.S. incursions over the past two months, including an incident on Sept. 25 in which two U.S. helicopters and Pakistani soldiers in a border post engaged each other in a five-minute-long firefight, are alienating the Pakistani people and cramping Pakistan...
...Spargue led off the Crimson scoring with her 17th-place time in the 5K race of 18:28.2, which was a new personal record.“I was just overall impressed with the way they competed,” Saretsky said. “Cara took a big chunk of time off what she ran on the same course last year.”Rookie Alison Lee and sophomore Thea Lee finished back-to-back in the 34 and 35 spots, respectively, and just .3 seconds apart—the former coming in at 18:51.5 and the latter...