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...Monday, Sept. 29, when it was clear that Wachovia, the enormous U.S. bank, couldn't open its doors to customers due to a lack of funds, the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) voted for the first time since its creation during the Great Depression to take a "systemic risk exception" to the rules that usually limit what it can do. The exception allowed the FDIC to cover some of Wachovia's potential losses, enabling the bank's sale to Citigroup and its continued operation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: US Bank Failures ... And Counting | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...dismal husband. Poppy's peppiness sustains her in other, less dramatically pointed ways as well. Like a lot of single working women, she makes a life with her girl friends - disco dancing, afternoons in the park, modest attempts at self-improvement - that to a degree compensates for their lack of romantic relationships...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Happy-Go-Lucky: Chipper with a Twist | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...Apple can build a playlist, like the new “Genius” feature, to go with a chosen song, it should be smarter about auto-selecting media for your device. Another small annoyance is the lack of an unlimited monthly music subscription in iTunes, a choice offered at Microsoft’s Zune Store, among others...

Author: By Daniel C. Carroll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New iPod Nano Has Fun Features | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...pure panic, and the lack of logic involved explains the inability of markets to find new, stable values for stocks," says Deutsche Bank euro-zone economist David Naudé. He concurs with Touati that while the credit crisis and its consequences are grave, the wider economic realities don't merit the dread that is driving market reaction - at least...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will Break the Worldwide Panic Reaction? | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...pray that God himself will come and drown the President if the levees break again,” yet he spends much of the song filling space with pointless “la, la, las,” which leads to a rather confused message. Given the complete lack of melody offered by either Morello’s guitar or voice, the song drifts by without being anywhere near as passionate as it wants...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

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