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...Treasury plans got a lot of incoming fire because they assume participation by the private sector in the process of buying assets from banks. Secretary Geithner made a very big mistake by not bringing one of these private investors to the press conference where he presented his plan. Either George Soros was not available or he turned the opportunity down. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...Just like fashion shows, ultimately, presidential press conferences are all about appearance...
...orgy. They also object to what even moderate Republicans worry are cumbersome strings attached to the federal largesse. "I will oppose any stimulus package that results in federal control over state-administered programs," said Barbour. Sanford, who on Monday night had to listen to Obama in his White House press conference take a swipe at dilapidated 19th century South Carolina school buildings, asserted last week that the stimulus will "serve to prolong and deepen this economic slowdown...
...forced to step down from his post as head of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in 1992 after conservative clerics criticized his liberal stance on press freedoms...
...Lieberman will swap his support for key Cabinet posts for himself and his party leaders, perhaps including the all-important job of Defense Minister. He will also press for the next Israeli government to force Israel's Arab citizens to sign a loyalty oath. For many left-wing Israelis, this smacks of unforgivable racism. Arabs make up nearly 20% of Israel's population, and they already complain that they are treated as second-class citizens in the Jewish state - or worse, as a fifth column of supporters for armed Palestinian militants in Gaza and the West Bank. Israel's Arab...