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...will take more than that to challenge Berlusconi. Italy's center-left opposition is in disarray, as usual, having just elected its second new leader in six months. And for most Italians fed Mediaset fare for 30 years, Berlusconi's cultural outlook runs deep. Midway through the ironing contest on Quelli Che ... , the would-be schedine look up from their ironing boards to watch a comedy clip, in which three fat, old women compete in a beauty contest. The audience laughs, as do the presenters and the schedine...
...Dodd and Banking Committee ranking Republican Richard Shelby are handling the creation of a consumer-protection agency, something the banking industry strongly opposes. Senators Mark Warner of Virginia and Bob Corker of Tennessee are trying to figure out which governmental bodies - the Fed, the FDIC or a newly created entity - should have the power to dissolve and resell large banks that fail, an issue that has split not just the two parties but the Administration and top regulators. Senators Chuck Schumer and Mike Crapo are tackling new regulation for corporate governance that would try to impose checks on risk-taking...
...this point, nearly everyone is fed up with the BCS, and is clamoring for a college football playoff tournament, along the lines of the insanely popular March Madness event for college hoops. Coaches, players, fans, the media and politicians - including President Obama - have barked for change. And in his new position, Hancock becomes the public face of the current despised setup, perhaps the last man standing against the playoff. Si.com's Andy Staples wrote that Hancock's job "is only slightly easier" than being a "Ringling Brothers elephant cage cleaner" or "Jon Gosselin's publicist." On his Twitter page, Yahoo...
...Greed. Our absolute faith in the markets, fed by Wall Street, combined with the declawing of our regulators to undermine our financial system. (See 10 ways your job will change...
Thomas’ yardage marked the first time a Bulldog rushed for more than 100 yards since Mike McLeod ’09 ran for 138 last year against Princeton. Harvard, whose opponents averaged 82.7 rushing yards per game, seemed an unlikely victim of a breakout, but the sophomore fed off a strong performance by his offensive line...