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...Happily, McCain didn't repeat the canard that Obama wanted to lose the war in Iraq - and he kept his weapons sheathed on Iran (apparently his focus groups are saying the same thing most others are: people are tired...
...market peaked in 2000, for example, but Shiller had actually begun voicing his worries about high stock prices years before. Fed Chairman Greenspan got an earful from the economist a few days before making his "irrational exuberance" speech in 1996 suggesting the market was overvalued. But prices kept rising, and Greenspan concluded that he shouldn't try to outguess the market. Other economists have since shown that acting on Shiller's bearish advice then would have cost an investor big gains over the subsequent decade. One man was no match for the bull's momentum...
Until now, the steep price of conversions and most car owners' lack of technical know-how have kept consumers at bay. And while the cost is still prohibitive for most folks, some of the safety concerns and technical hurdles have been alleviated. Hymotion's conversion kit comes with a three-year warranty and has been crash tested. Those worried about voiding their original warranty should know that it is illegal for a carmaker to do so solely because an after-market product has been installed. If that product causes any malfunction or damage to the factory-installed parts, however...
...leaders are repeating claims that they are taking action to protect Thailand?s monarchy from a dissolute government. But unlike Thaksin, Samak has close connections with the palace. And though the former Bangkok governor made his earlier career as a blustery hard-liner, Samak has so far kept his resolve to use restraint against the PAD protesters occupying his offices...
...wondered whether she had kept her secret from him out of shame or pride or the determination to make sure everything went smoothly when he came home on the weekends. "No," she says. She's had to talk about this over the years, but she looks away, clearly wishing she could skip it this time. "It was about my mistaken understanding of my relationship with my husband. He is my best friend. And I didn't go to him, and I didn't talk to him when I should have. I thought I didn't need to bother...