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...rich neighbor Abu Dhabi. Of that, $1.9 billion was made to Dubai World. In the end, it might not lose that much. On Monday, Abu Dhabi said it would provide $10 billion in financing to help Dubai pay off its debts. And Citi says that "although we do not comment on individual exposures, we are very comfortable with our investment across all of the UAE, which remains one of our priority markets." (See the worst business deals...
...Wall Street firms are once again making pots of money while Main Street suffers through 10% unemployment. With year-end bonuses soon to be handed out to financial executives, Obama and the White House need to be seen to be on the side of the little guy. ((Facebook users, comment on this story below...
Many clamor to differ. Andre DiMino, president of UNICO, the national Italian-American service organization, objects to the term, whether it's self-described or not. He told the New Jersey Star-Ledger: "It's a derogatory comment. It's a pejorative word to depict an uncool Italian who tries to act cool." But is it a generational pejorative? Do younger Americans of Italian descent have a different relationship to the G word? According to Donald Tricarico, a sociology professor at City University of New York/Queensborough, "Guido is a slur, but Italian kids have embraced it just as black kids...
...archived books on which La Martinière holds the copyright. It's asking for $15 million in damages for the violation. If it wins - a ruling is expected on Dec. 18 - the case will help set an important legal precedent on Google's approach. Google France declined to comment on the court case, but noted its scanning work with 30 libraries and 30,000 private publishers has provoked little legal challenge. Could that change soon? "We feel confident we'll win on the most important legal points in this case, which is important to establish precedent awaiting...