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...committee has had somewhat limit jurisdiction,” he said. “We have been implementing rules that have been given by higher up jurisdiction...
...Stefano Tirelli, the Milan-based personal trainer for Muntari and several other top soccer stars from Africa and the Middle East, says that depending on the playing conditions and the individual, lack of food and water can limit performance. He recalls his experience working for the United Arab Emirates and Qatar national teams, which featured less robust players in 100°F (40°C) heat, saying their speed and stamina were indeed affected by the Ramadan fast. But Tirelli, a professor of integrated sports technique at Milan's Catholic University, warns against reducing athletic performance to a series...
Then there are the Afghan voters, some of whom say their patience is wearing thin amid the name-calling. It would be stretched to the limit with a run-off. "This government can do nothing right. Even by cheating, these politicians cannot win," says shopkeeper Siddiq Sadeg. He would not disclose for whom he voted, only saying it was neither Karzai nor Abdullah. And that candidate would remain his choice - if he'd bother to go to the polls again...
...Philadelphia that requires lenders there to at least participate in a modification-mediation process before resorting to foreclosure.) John Mechem, spokesman for the Mortgage Bankers Association in Washington, D.C., argues the ordinance is "ill-conceived" because it would "encourage banks not to do business [in] the city, which would limit competition." But even if it doesn't pass, the effort reflects the impatience many communities have with the banks they believe helped lure them into the housing horror. And it echoes the Obama Administration's exasperation. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner recently chided banks for their poor loan-modification performance...
...Niger No Limits President Mamadou Tandja has been cleared to run for a third term after Nigerois overwhelmingly voted in a referendum to overturn a constitutional two-term limit. Opposition leaders accused Tandja, in office since 1999, of destroying the nation's democratic institutions and voiced their concerns about Niger's possible slip into dictatorship. Tandja defended the move, saying he needed more time to oversee large-scale foreign investments...