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...they been willing to once again make the most basic short-term loans to one another. The gradual thawing of the overnight-lending market, which seemed to begin on Monday, Oct. 20, was the first sign that Wall Street's credit markets were, however haltingly, regaining some sense of equilibrium after the previous, harrowing month...
...Then two things happened to upset the equilibrium. First, and no doubt most importantly, panic struck Wall Street with a force that was felt all the way to Hennepin Avenue and beyond. In Minnesota as elsewhere, John McCain flailed, Barack Obama soared, and down-ballot Democrats found that their already rosy prospects were rosier than ever. Written off by some over the summer, Franken was suddenly competitive again...
...facing a liquidity problem, a solvency problem and a macroeconomic problem. We are in the first phase of a downward spiral. It is, of course, part of the inevitable process of adjustment: returning housing prices to equilibrium levels and getting rid of the excessive leverage (debt) that had kept our phantom economy going...
...feeling burdened by the stresses of your job - or puffed up by your most recent PowerPoint - a peek at the top line of Mohamed ElBaradei's résumé might help restore your equilibrium. As director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the 66-year-old Egyptian is the world's point man for staving off nuclear annihilation. On top of divining the atomic ambitions of shadowy dictators, ElBaradei is a linchpin in the high-stakes diplomatic dance between the U.S., Europe and wayward states like Iran and North Korea - an unenviable position that often leaves...
...Zapatero himself, the Prime Minister is apparently taking this latest attack on his ego with characteristic equilibrium. McCain may not know who Spain's leader is, but Zapatero promised to work with the new Administration "whatever...