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Some conservatives are worried enough that they're taking action. In early November, former conservative Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin led a revolt in France's upper house of parliament by refusing to back Sarkozy's pet bill that would have ended a particular tax on businesses. Though Raffarin agrees with lower taxes in principle, he's been joined by two other former conservative leaders - and most of the 37,000-plus mayors of France - in ridiculing the idea of eliminating one of the main sources of income for regional and local governments before a more general reform of those...
...middle of the runway." If she unearths anything of scientific importance, the area will have to be excavated before construction can proceed. By the end of the day, Oster has found some stone chips, probably residue from a 5,000-year-old Paleo-Indian arrowhead. It's not enough to recommend a shutdown. The earthmovers roar to life again...
...junta blames former colonial power France for the shooting, a time-honored way to distract attention and temporarily mend internal strife. Keeping up a smokescreen about Camara's condition also buys time. If Konate can command enough respect from the various factions to hold the military together, then he may emerge as the new leader. Crisis Group, a Brussels-based watchdog that closely follows the situation in Guinea, believes that's a real possibility. But Guinea's opposition is skeptical of his chances. "Right now, there is no government in Guinea," says a prominent politician by telephone from Conakry. "There...
...stimulate small-business growth, but that won't happen as long as banks sharply limit lending to smaller companies. For their part, bankers feel they are responding prudently to a tough economy by tightening loan standards across the board. And while some of the biggest banks are healthy enough to pay back the government's emergency loans made from the Troubled Asset Relief Program, many smaller banks remain in crisis. So far this year the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has shut down 133 banks that succumbed to a tidal wave of loan defaults. "Given the state of the markets there...
...extracurricular, said she writes songs about things that happen to her and her friends. "Sometimes a phrase just strikes me and I go with it," she said. "I usually come up with words and melodies when I'm in the shower or doing dishes or something, and then when enough words are there I go to a practice room and actually make a song...