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...economists like the idea of the government buying up banks and running them. Congress seems to have little taste for it as well. That's why the government came up with the preferred-share plan in the first place. The fear is that the government would do a worse job of running the banks than the current executives. What's more, once the government owns a bank, it has to pay for everything, from keeping the lights on to severance. And that could get very costly...
...those who received spiritual guidance reported being significantly more anxious and depressed after four months than those who got secular help. Those problems abated at about the eight-month point, but because substance abusers are at high risk for suicide, some worry that it may not be a good idea to put them through demanding spiritual calisthenics in the early months of their recovery. (Read a 2007 TIME cover story, "How We Get Addicted...
...silence. The source may blurt out questions such as, "Come on now, what do you want with me?" When the [interrogator] is ready to break silence, he may do so with questions such as, "You planned this operation for a long time, didn't you? Was it your idea...
...figure out where they're headed. And the possibility the book talked about looks much more possible now. I predicted a wider, deeper agenda, and it's happening now. When the National Association of Evangelicals fired Rich Cizik [who said he had shifted his views to support the idea of civil unions], they fired their future. The shift wasn't caused by the election, but it was revealed in the election...
...homosexuality as the greatest threat to marriage and family. Now, they care about marriage and family - this generation is really challenging the hook-up sexuality of their peers. But most of them favor some sort of protection for gay people and many are supportive of the idea of civil unions...