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After Tuesday's court proceedings, Blagojevich returned to his modest brown house on Chicago's North Side. For much of his tenure as governor, he has spent more time in Chicago than in Springfield, the state capital. Blagojevich has thus far refused to resign, and he still holds the power to fill Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat. But it's doubtful any credible candidate would accept a nomination that came from his hand. To try to circumvent the scandal, there is some talk of the lieutenant governor, Pat Quinn, appointing Obama's successor...
...hope it’s not too embarrassing for Stanley,” said Peter A. Hall, a professor of European studies. “He’s a very modest man; I’m sure the event will be excruciating...
...large, velvety muzzle poked into the room. Felicity found herself staring into the limpid eyes of a plump chestnut mare.“No!” she shrieked at the footman. “I told you to bring a stallion!”************In her modest chambers, Roxanna sat in a ray of sunlight, brushing her liquid cornsilk locks. She was only wearing her shift; it seemed foolish to put on more clothes when Frederick would be arriving at any minute.There was a knock at the door, and Roxanna leapt up, ready to greet Frederick with the basket...
Maybe so. But given the much steeper cuts that other central banks are making, the ECB move still seems modest in the face of the economic erosion under way. The Bank of England cut its key rate by one percentage point to 2% today, while Sweden's central bank cut its key rate by 1.75 percentage points. The U.S. Federal Reserve's main lending rate now stands at 1%, the lowest level in five decades...
There are many men, of sullen disposition and modest achievement, who watch a Clint Eastwood movie and wish they could resolve their daily dilemmas with a blast of gunfire and walk away free. Walt Kowalski might be such a one. At his wife's funeral, he can swat away the condolences of relatives and the parish priest, but he can't evict them from his life. Retired after 50 years on the Ford assembly line, Walt is as much an endangered species as the company he worked for. While he carefully maintains his house, white picket fence...