Word: forme
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...reliable, longest-shelf-life science you can come up with. So I called in a panel of experts on the status of Pluto. And by the end of the night, it was clear that Pluto's day was over and it was time to rethink the structure and the form of the outer solar system. Our exhibit was that way for a year, and nobody complained about it until it showed up in the New York Times, Page One: "PLUTO'S NOT A PLANET? ONLY IN NEW YORK." That's when all hell broke loose and the hate mail started...
...According to The New York Times, Slim will put $250 million into NYT, the paper's parent. "Under the terms of the deal, Mr. Slim, who already owns 6.9% of the Times Company, would invest $250 million in the form of six-year notes with warrants that are convertible into common shares...
...Opting the Republicans Obama's shrewdest move, though little noticed at the time, came two weeks ago, when he broadened his long-promised package of tax cuts for individuals to include a larger array of deductions for businesses. These proposed tax cuts and credits take the form of accelerated depreciation schedules for certain investments and complex prior-year tax rollbacks. The surprise proposals set the stage for what is likely to be a bipartisan passage of the stimulus package. The sheer volume of these cuts - numbering in the hundreds of billions - makes it very difficult for Republicans to oppose...
...Capitol Hill played Obama's unexpectedly generous business-oriented tax cuts to their advantage by swiftly demanding greater spending for their priorities. Whatever concessions Obama made in response - there were frantic closed-door meetings to calm the Democrats down - he was probably going to have to swallow in the form of more spending anyway. Meanwhile, he indicated that he was not inclined to permit Democrats in Congress to look for ways to prosecute outgoing Bush officials over their conduct on the war or their authorization of torture. And Obama, in contrast to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is content...
...alleged malfeasance surfacing every day - the latest, that he deleted all his e-mails from his final month as CEO - there are fears that the company's liabilities may be so high that it may be forced to fold by the end of the year. Whether, and in what form, Satyam will survive remains to be seen. But at least for now, its employees are safe...