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...will rise to the occasion and make do with their salary caps. Wall Street’s image could not be much worse, and executives must take note that taxpayer and consumer confidence matters. In the long run, we hope that this debate sparks a deeper discussion on the extent to which lavish salaries and bonuses by CEOs can be justified, in times of crisis or otherwise. As for now, the salary caps will apply only so long as corporations are relying on the government’s bailout. In other words, the impetus is on executives to demonstrate...
...baby without first sitting down. She also had difficulty sleeping. Wrote one doctor: "Since the birth of her baby, she has become very fearful that he will be kidnapped, injured, etc. She is anxious both for herself and for him, particularly in public places to the extent that 'somebody, my husband or my mother, has to take me almost everywhere.' " (The evaluation was performed when Suleman and her husband were attempting a reconciliation, which lasted for about one month...
...Iran-Iraq war, Moussavi is well-liked by Iranians from across the political spectrum because he is credited with having managed the Islamic Republic through its most difficult years. But one political analyst requesting anonymity suggested that Moussavi's reluctance to run is due to his uncertainty over the extent of authority he would enjoy in the presidency. During his time as prime minister, he is known to have had disagreements with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had been president at the time and is now Supreme Leader...
...cities, and now their last option is under what's probably the most severe threat in decades," says Zhang Xinghua, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Rural Development Institute. "This will also have an impact on social stability, though it's hard to gauge to what extent yet. But as the overall economy further slows, I think the situation is likely to get worse...
What's likely is that there will be at least some reversal of the relatively free-flowing trade and movement of workers of the past few years. The extent of that could be determined by just how bad the region's economies get. "We've already seen the rescue of finance sectors bleed into industries like automakers and construction at an extremely rapid rate - one that's accelerating further as frightened publics demand protection from national leaders," says Karel Lannoo, CEO of the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels. "This is undermining something the world learned in the past...