Word: panic
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...dozen lawmakers, including Lopez, aboard a bus and drove them into the mountains. But the operation ended up in one of the ghastliest blunders of Colombia's four-decade-long civil war. In June 2007, guerrilla guards mistakenly thought they were under attack by the army and, in a panic, executed 11 of the hostages. Lopez alone survived the massacre because he was being held in solitary confinement in another part of the rebel camp...
...Treasury Department, in its panic over the collapse of banks on Wall Street, rushed to get TARP out the door - no doubt about it. The government didn't require banks to keep track of the money, report how they were spending it or loan it out to free up credit markets. But it's not all bad news. The fact that the special inspector general's office exists is an important sign that the Treasury Department realized the limits of its abilities. Recent and future TARP outlays have a whole new set of stringent reporting requirements. The inspector general...
...course we hope that other schools will make mistakes and we’ll be able to take advantage,” said Christopher R. Udry, chair of Yale’s economics department. “In the case where other schools panic and overreact, we might be able to make some progress...
Multimedia: The IndyMac Panic...
Roberts Stream 202 Want some musical accompaniment while you're pulling weeds in the yard? The Stream 202 ($180) is battery operated, compact and easy to lug around. And if your Internet connection goes down, no need to panic. The petite set can also tune into analog FM and DAB - the digital radio signal that broadcasts in some 20 countries, including the U.K. and Singapore. www.robertsradio.co.uk...