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...TARP may simply disappear before the eyes of everyone debating how it should be used. Bank of America (BAC) is negotiating with the government for billions and billions of dollars to close its acquisition of Merrill Lynch. That was not how it was supposed to work. BAC was supposed to have had the balance sheet to suck up both Merrill and Countrywide...
...politically sensitive blogs, and to avoid arrest, some bloggers have taken to writing under pseudonyms. "They have to use their nickname, and different computers so they can post the article," says Nguyen Thanh Trang, president of the California-based Vietnam Human Rights Network. And even so, he adds, "They disappear...
Tiller says that business travel will slow but not disappear altogether. "It's more mixed that people think," he says. "We're hearing that pharma and agra companies are actually increasing their travel budget." Companies, while not cutting out travel, are looking for ways to tighten their belt. "Instead of sending 10 people, they'll send 7 to a convention, for fewer days." Instead of sending managers to meet with colleagues, "they'll be spending that money on sending salespeople to meet with their clients." If those salespeople are smart, they'll haggle for freebies and upgrades...
...probably be petitioning Congress for a bailout. ("Senator, if we don't get money and job security right now, it could have a disastrous impact on American blurb-writing. Adjectives like riveting, blistering and unforgettable, not to mention all our cherished W's - warm, winsome, winning, wonderful - could simply disappear. And all that prose is produced right here...
...last detail shared by Garbo and Bettie. Each retired in her mid-30s, preserving the movie image of her youthful allure. But unlike Garbo, who was often cornered by paparazzi in her Manhattan neighborhood, Bettie seemingly did disappear. She left New York for Miami, where she modeled for a few more years, then vanished, reemerging in Southern California...