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...home loans for revenue, the S&Ls saw their profits erode. Under constant pressure from thrift lobbyists, the old rules were felled one by one: in 1980 federal deposit insurance was increased from $40,000 to $100,000, money brokers were allowed to bundle massive deposits and thrifts were freed to make commercial loans...
Further reorganization at UHS is forthcoming. In about six weeks, the specialist clinics will be moved to the space freed up by the walk-in clinic, and the medical care teams will move upstairs, Weingarten said. Rosenthal added that a complete renovation and remodelling of UHS will probably also be forthcoming...
...tactic that has worked all too well in past showdowns is failing so far. Saddam Hussein has taken hostages by the thousands. But the U.S. and other Western governments -- paralyzed in the past by fear of harm to hostages, and willing to strike bad deals to get them freed -- this time have insisted that they will not be diverted from their fundamental policies. Up to now they have been as good as their word, and there has been surprisingly little outcry about rescuing the hostages first...
...Last week crowds in Soweto (pop. 2 million) were showing appreciation for a white politician. President F.W. de Klerk took an unannounced tour of Soweto following weeks of violence involving rival black factions and security forces. Blacks cheered De Klerk, explained Agnes Molahlehi, 25, a nursing student, because he freed Mandela and has taken steps to abolish apartheid...
Peace talks bogged down until Saddam last month began pulling troops out of Iranian territory and exchanging prisoners. The move apparently freed up hundreds of thousands of Iraqi troops along the two countries' 750-mile border for possible deployment in the Persian Gulf crisis...