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...does need to be effective. Following the British bailout, the three British banks will now have capital ratios above 9%, by the most important measure, well above international minimum requirements - "a level that should put them on a strong footing for the future," the Treasury reckoned in a statement. Having bet big, the government, for one, will be hoping that stronger future arrives soon...
...harsh verdict? Consider the report's findings. Not only did people at almost every level of the Palin administration engage in repeated inappropriate contact with Walt Monegan and other high-ranking officials at the Department of Public Safety, but Monegan and his peers constantly warned these Palin disciples that the contact was inappropriate and probably unlawful. Still, the emails and calls continued - in at least one instance on recorded state trooper phone lines...
...alumni relations at the Business School. She said that the Business School began advertising to the alumni 18 months ago. And despite the market turmoil, Goff said that she wasn’t worried about a dropoff in attendance. “We’ve seen the normal level of dropoff that see for an event of this size, but nothing more than that,” Goff said. “We will have folks like Niall Ferguson and Larry Summers who are in a unique position to speak about the crisis.” Business School professor...
...years ago, a bioethicist came across a heavily-cited article in a prestigious health economics journal that pegged the estimated cost of developing new drugs at a far higher level than previous research...
...react when you found out the House had killed it? Well, it wasn't like they killed it overnight. It was a lingering death. Until recently, we had a lot of trouble in the House at the top level under the Republican leadership, and as a Republican, I acknowledge that. And I was upset...