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...well to reform this system says Alex Potter, an analyst at Collins Stewart in London. For now, though, Northern Rock is trying to get back to business. "These have been troubled times," CEO Adam Applegarth said in full-page newspaper ads published today. "But Northern Rock will prevail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.K. Acts to Stem Bank Panic | 9/18/2007 | See Source »

...thought the role of justice would prevail here but really it's a kangaroo court.' JOSEPH ESTRADA, former President of the Philippines, who was sentenced after a six-year trial to life in prison for taking bribes and kickbacks while in office

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 9/13/2007 | See Source »

...sworn in after Estrada was deposed in 2001, hopes this will be the end of the matter. Her spokesman Ignacio Bunye appealed for calm on the streets, as the authorities feared mass demonstrations in support of the deposed President. "We hope and pray that the rule of law will prevail," Bunye said. "Meantime, we have a country to run, an economy to grow and a peace to win. We hope that this sad episode in our history will not permanently distract us from this goal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Doing Easy Time in the Philippines | 9/12/2007 | See Source »

...holding action to signal to Americans that the U.S. had done its damnedest before quietly pulling the plug on the enterprise. Bush isn't yet ready to blame anyone else. Instead, he has been waiting for months for this showdown with his war critics and now intends to prevail. He told journalist Robert Draper, author of the new book Dead Certain, that he was counting on Congress to continue a sustained military presence in Iraq through this year and into the presidency of whoever succeeds him. As early as May, Bush told Draper that the moment of truth would come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moment Of Truth in Iraq | 9/6/2007 | See Source »

...Iraq's goalkeeper Noor Sabri, who made the vital save that allowed his countrymen to prevail 4-3, recognized the significance of the team's triumph: "You know the situation of the difficulties in Iraq," he told the Associated Press after the game. "What we can achieve inside the field, it's a modest thing we can give to our people. We have to show them we are sharing with them the celebrations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soccer in Iraq Helps Ease Tensions | 7/25/2007 | See Source »

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