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Where did this idea come from? It grew out of the financial crisis, and seeing what happens to the economy when you have a crisis of integrity. A small group of people doing the wrong thing can really create problems for everybody. I was thinking, well, gee, then what happens if you actually create more integrity...
...style that has elevated the band into the indie rock consciousness. The album is thus built on the same foundation as all of its predecessors—smart lyrics layered on gratifying hooks—a formula that, if not flawed, has at least become predictable. When the group does attempt to diverge from the prescribed, it is compelling only on tracks which prevent the innovation from becoming overwhelming...
...Monitor,” named after the Civil War ironclad ship, is ostensibly a concept album centered on living in our times and questioning identities, with a focus on the lingering importance of the Civil War. The songs run into each other without gaps as the group focus on building a narrative exploring the oppressive ideologies of living in America today, questioning our times with references to the context of the ideological shifts of the Civil...
...outreach to Graham in search of a compromise gained steam on the eve of the blizzard that gripped Washington in early February. Obama convened a meeting on the KSM trial with his small group of advisers on national security, including Emanuel, top political advisers David Axelrod and Pete Rouse, Deputy National Security Adviser Tom Donilon and Vice President Joe Biden. Also present was Holder...
...some 300 stunned shareholders, Navalny, who owned about $2,000 worth of stock in the company, grilled senior management for several minutes about the company's minuscule dividends and opaque ownership. When he finished, there was a brief silence and then an unexpected burst of applause from a small group of shareholders in the back of the hall. The company directors were visibly flustered, said a Russian journalist present at the meeting. "They clearly weren't accustomed to being asked questions like that," the journalist said on condition of anonymity, citing company policy about speaking to other media. "They looked...