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...Lacking a distinctive parcel of centrist real estate, the Tories have bickered for years over the encroaching reach of Europe, which may worry some swing voters but not enough for them to vote Tory. The Blair years, says David Curry, an M.P. from one of the party's rare northern seats, have turned the Conservative Party "into a combination of existential musing and ancestor worship." The pols in Blackpool devoted much earnest attention to plotting a new path. Senior figures were asked to suggest a dramatic "Clause Four" moment, recalling the big boost Labour received in 1995 when Tony Blair...
...call came just after midnight, and Gianpiero Fiorani knew immediately that the news was good. Antonio Fazio, Italy's central bank chief, was on the line to say he had just signed off on the bid by Banca Popolare Italiana (BPI) to take over another northern bank, Antonveneta. What neither man knew was that authorities probing BPI chief Fiorani's role in the attempted takeover were listening in. "Ah, Tonino, I'm moved," he said, addressing Fazio by an affectionate nickname, adding that he had "goose bumps...
Fazio holds on, however, despite being under investigation in the same probe of the takeover bid. So what drives the decisions of Italy's top central banker? Some answers can be traced back to 2002, when Fazio traveled to the northern town of Lodi for a conference organized by Fiorani's bank, then called Banca Popolare di Lodi. During the afternoon break, the two men decided to stroll together through the center of town in front of a cadre of journalists. It was a blatant signal to all that Fazio had anointed Fiorani to be the next banker...
...flattened apartment building in Islamabad to spur on rescue workers trying to free dozens of families trapped underneath collapsed slabs of concrete. "It is a test for all of us, the entire nation," the president said as he returned to army headquarters to coordinate relief efforts in the mountainous northern areas of Pakistan that were worst hit. He dispatched 10 M-17 helicopters to rescue people in the stricken areas. How Musharraf handles the relief operations will certainly be a test for his six-year old military rule. His popularity has fallen due to recent gas price hikes...
...Sept. 18, parents from Northern Virginia and other areas met with Casteen to voice their concerns, according to the Washington Post...