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...Azhar Abbas denies that Geo News mounting a political campaign in favor of the lawyers and Sharif, who are demanding Chaudhry's immediate reinstatement. "What we were reminding them is that you yourself said these things, and now that you are in power you are not keeping your promises," he says of the government. "I think it the duty of journalists to remind politicians of their promises." Hours later, the government faced another setback when Sherry Rehman, a senior member of Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP), resigned as Information Minister. Rehman had been a prominent campaigner for press...
...Myerson, a fund manager in the city, asked a panel of judges Wednesday to nix the $15.2 million agreement reached last March with his ex-wife Ingrid. The reason: turmoil in the markets has effectively wiped out his share of the couple's spoils. A ruling in Myerson's favor could see a tide of wealthy divorcees heading back to court in search of sweeter deals...
...thing the judges on this case might want to consider: the potential for a ruling in Brian Myerson's favor to open the floodgates for similar claims. "As much as the court says 'we look at every single case on its own facts', in reality, if this case were decided in [Brian Myerson's] favor it would be a foot in the door for everyone else," says Lipson. That could create a volume of cases courts might struggle to handle. Claims wouldn't just center on the plunging markets; divorcees left with property worth less than they'd been...
...testify before the Senate Finance Committee. Senators are intrigued by Obama's proposed 10-year, $634 billion "down payment" on health-care reform, but Orszag pointedly avoided going into detail. "You will not be receiving definitive answers from me on exactly what the Administration does or does not favor on the benefits-and-coverage side of health reform," he told the panel. This may be a good way to get a bill through Congress; whether it is a good way to instill broader confidence in the President's priorities is another question...
...State regulation, protection, and intervention do not necessarily mean economic isolation from the rest of the world. But, when faced with a choice, we should certainly favor regulation over protectionism. If strong global regulation doesn’t happen, then the most sensible thing for many countries will be to shelter themselves from the rest of the world...