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...resourcefulness seems to be paying off. As CforC enters its second year, Butler says, its business plan is on track, despite the economic slowdown. Memo to team members: Better keep your boots handy...
That kind of bad guy is no joke these days, so screenwriters Paul Haggis, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade pick their Quantum villain from Column A. Greene is a zillionaire tycoon who uses environmental philanthropy to mask his plan to divert water from the peasants of South America. (Bolivia is the new Chinatown.) Amalric, the French actor often seen in harried, sympathetic roles like the paralyzed writer in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, is effectively reptilian here, his whispers tinged with menace, his smile hinting at sadism...
Times sure have changed. Fiscal stimulus is Topic A in Washington. Congress is returning for a lame-duck session with plans to pass a spending bill in the $100 billion range. An even bigger effort is likely in January, when Barack Obama moves into the White House. And it's not just Washington: China has announced a $586 billion stimulus plan, although it's not clear how much of that will be new spending. Germany has approved $29 billion in spending and tax cuts. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to announce tax cuts soon...
What did you think of the $700 billion bailout plan? Kimberly Willardson CARRBORO...
...hundreds of thousands of Americans facing foreclosure. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which between them hold about 20% of delinquent U.S. mortgages, announced Nov. 11 that some customers will see their monthly payments adjusted to no more than 38% of their gross income. The companies, now under government control, plan to reduce interest rates and give borrowers more time to pay off their mortgages. Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are modifying loans to slow or stop foreclosures...