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...almost treasonous to paint such a dark picture of the failure of the American financial system which has carried the nation through sixty years of prosperity. That system is now fractured mid-axle. It may take a lifetime or more for historians to sort out its causes, and the federal government feels the need to sift through that sand in the name of justice...
...shook her head a couple times in response, apparently saying no. But almost instantly she appeared to realize that this answer would not do, not on national television and not to the President. So DeParle quickly accepted the inevitability of her situation, turning to the cameras without any notes and rapidly thanking Obama for appointing her as the nation's director of the White House Office of Health Reform, a job that will put her at the center of this year's effort to overhaul both the cost and the availability of medical care in America. "I'll just...
...responded with great defensive skill. “Ryan has played very well, and I think he has given us some great performances here, and I think we are very excited about the way he is playing,” Donato said. Even appearing against Kalemba, who leads the nation in goals against average at 1.58 and ranks second in the nation in save percentage at .939, Carroll seemed to be the stronger netminder of the two. This wasn’t the first time that Harvard relied on Carroll when faced with a ranked opponent and top goalie...
...Sebelius boasts a unique political pedigree: She is one-half of the nation's first father-daughter gubernatorial combo. Her father, John Gilligan, served as Ohio's chief executive in the 1970s...
Bangladesh is still reeling following the discovery of mass graves and evidence of cold-blooded execution of army officers who were killed amid last week's mutiny at the headquarters of the nation's paramilitary border security force, the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR). The body of Lt. Col. Golam Kibria was found floating through a sluice gate in a nearby sewer Monday morning, bringing the death toll to 74, with 70 more BDR commanding officers who were present at the headquarters when the mutiny occurred still missing and presumed dead. The mutineers initially raised demands related to their pay and conditions...