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...such a bad year. The FDIC may not even have to go to the Treasury for the extra capital that might be needed as problem banks fail. No matter what the agency says about its list, the actual figure for problem banks is much too low. The FDIC can claim that it historically accurate measurements, but most financial history is useless at this point. Even well-known economists grasp for examples of periods that are comparable to current conditions...
...taking advantage of a young boy, confused and overwhelmed by his own sexuality. Yet critics insist that their disgust at Adams’s behavior comes about not as a result of the nature of his sexual preferences, but because of his choice to lie about his behavior. This claim is preposterous. To assert that the Sam Adams scandal exists independently of his homosexuality is either patently duplicitous or laughably na?...
...noted that many of the findings were accompanied by awards of only one dollar, including the claim of slander...
...examination of the earmarks in the bill. "There are 9,000 reasons to vote against this spending bill - 9,000 earmarks slipped and crammed into this pork-stuffed nightmare," Representative John Shadegg, an Arizona Republican, said on Wednesday in a statement. "Last night, President Obama bragged about this claim that there were no earmarks in his stimulus bill - and yet he's silent today as he prepares to put his signature on 9,000 earmarks...
...battle. "The war with Israel was much easier than this," says Mohammed Ali Hamid, a 76-year-old veteran from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, whose home in Nahr al-Bared was hit by some 20 rockets and artillery shells last summer. Other wild-eyed residents claim that the bombardment of the camp was part of a secret plan to clear the space for an American base. The children at one kindergarten act out the searing memories of being forced from their refugee camp during the fighting by shouting at each other. "Where is your...