Word: dubiousness
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...legion, but one irksome feature is that the banks that made the worst mistakes are in line to get the most help, providing little incentive for future managers to mend their ways. And all taxpayers would get for their rescue money is a mountain of toxic loans of highly dubious value...
...asset management subsidiary was not part of the bankruptcy; it continues to operate normally.) Other asset managers tripped over themselves to proclaim their funds safe, going as far as to say they'd start publishing their holdings online daily to prove they don't own a lick of dubious debt issued by other embattled financial firms. And then, on Sept. 19, the Treasury Department announced a $50 billion program to insure the holdings of any money market mutual fund - retail or institutional - that pays a fee to join the new program...
Melamine, the cheap compound used to bulk up baby formula in China that has sickened at least 1,200 babies across the country and killed at least two so far, once had a much less dubious purpose and, in fact, can be found in some form in most American homes...
...Given the inherently cheerleading nature of convention speeches, trying to glean her executive qualifications from those forty minutes proves a dubious enterprise. More importantly, the whole issue of whether a candidate has the “experience” to be President seems tricky. After all, what, exactly, qualifies one to serve as commander-in-chief? Community organizing in Chicago? A difficult and admirable task, but probably not. Over the past four years, Senator Obama seems to have become sufficiently familiar with the most pressing issues that will face the president come January...
Gotcha! It turns out that John McCain, while crusading against wasteful spending, specifically objected to three earmarks that Sarah Palin requested as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, including a dubious agricultural-processing facility designed to promote local produce. In fact, Palin has a consistent record of chasing the bacon that McCain has fought for years. She pulled in $27 million in earmarks as mayor, requested $450 million in earmarks as governor and even supported the state's notorious Bridge to Nowhere before she opposed it. There isn't enough lipstick in Alaska to cover all that pork. (See photos of Sarah...