Word: held
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...money were not enticed into the new program based on an illusion. The banking system is still terribly weak and there is almost no one with an in-depth knowledge of the credit market tapestry who does not believe that there are hundreds of billions of Confederate dollars being held in the vaults of the major banks. (See the 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...Douglas said. “He was throwing strikes and his breaking stuff was really good today, in addition to the fastball.”Freshmen Jonah Klees and Marcus Way, along with sophomore Dan Berardo, also saw time on the mound for Harvard, as the visitors held a potent Bryant offense to only two runs for the remainder of the contest.With the Bulldogs bats in check, the Crimson began to show life in the fifth inning. Junior first baseman Dan Zailskas opened the frame with a base hit, followed by O’Neill and senior second baseman Taylor...
...Yosano took over the finance and banking positions from former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who resigned in mid-February after appearing to be drunk at a G-7 press conference. Prime Minister Taro Aso tapped Yosano as the ultimate insider; as minister of economy, a post he has held since September, Yosano knew his way around the draft budget for 2009. Still, the breadth of his responsibilities now is daunting. (Read "Sony's Woes: Japan's Iconic Brands Under Fire...
...warm summer's day in mid-January, South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, held a rally in East London on the country's southern coast to launch its campaign for re-election. Inside the city's stadium, in a pen between the stage and a sea of supporters in the ANC colors of yellow, black and green, stood the party's VIPs. Many of the men wore Gucci and the women Prada, but mixed in with them were 60 or so people, of both sexes, in combat fatigues whose camo caps identified them as veterans of Umkhonto...
...hour away in the village of Mvezo, where Mandela was born 90 years ago into a small gathering of huts on a narrow, windswept spur, the Mandelas' immediate neighbors are outspoken about their disillusionment with the ANC. "My life was better during apartheid," says Vincent Ntswayi, 53, who held a steady job in Johannesburg during white rule but has only been intermittently employed since. "Freedom turned out to be just a word. Real freedom, real power, that comes from money - and I haven't got any money...