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Fortunately, that sort of panic - which brought down British lender Northern Rock a year ago - was the exception. But the loss of confidence underlying it is every banker's worst nightmare - and every bank regulator's, too. At Bradford & Bingley, staff were given forms to hand out to customers explaining what had happened and why their money was safe. Elsewhere, it was national authorities who sought to reassure, most notably in Ireland, where the government announced an unprecedented $560 billion guarantee to cover the deposits and debts of the nation's six biggest banks for the next two years...
...government of Major lost because of infighting. History is repeating itself. David Cameron could be what Britain needs, a confident and natural Prime Minister in the style of Tony Blair, but without the endless spin and arrogance that defined Blair's tenure as Prime Minister. Jonathan Chapman, FORKHILL, NORTHERN IRELAND...
...hundreds of thousands of people who live in and around the many small towns throughout northern Ohio might be shocked to learn that "suburbanites and city dwellers do the fighting and hourly wage work now." Klein insults our intelligence, our work ethic and our values when he suggests that we live in a place where "myths are more potent than the hope of getting past the dour realities." Oh, I forgot - like our brethren in Pennsylvania, we embrace guns and religion to escape the harsh realities of our existence. Steve Mohr, BUCYRUS, OHIO...
...we’re looking forward to getting back into action.”The rivalry with Brown has been a thorn in Harvard’s side–the Crimson has gone 1-6 against the Bears over the last three years, including consecutive losses in the Northern Championships in 2006 and 2007.Still, tonight’s hosts have reason to be optimistic.During regular season play, Harvard amassed a 4-1 record at home last season and, as is typical with a very young squad, the Crimson has looked more and more comfortable with each game at Blodgett...
...translation of the sixth book of Virgil’s Aeneid. He closed the afternoon with a reading of ‘Postscript,’ from his volume ‘The Spirit Level,’ published in 1996. Heaney was born in County Derry in Northern Ireland, a place which continues to influence his poetry as both a setting and a mental state. Although he grew up on a farm and went to a country primary school, he won a scholarship to a Catholic grammar school in 1951, leaving the farm for good. He began teaching...