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...billion--so far--in federal aid. Its beleaguered top-management team is trying to undo most of the 1998 merger with Travelers. And the new Obama Administration is faced with the somewhat conflicting priorities of trying to avert a depression, nurse Citi and other banks back to health and prevent a repeat of the excesses that led to today's troubles--all while taking care that the U.S. government doesn't dig its own financial grave in the process...
...draw down its troop levels without letting Iraq spiral out of control? The answer, at least in part, is to end another conflict: America's proxy war with Iran. Since Iran is the other big foreign power with influence in Baghdad, the U.S. needs its help to prevent Iraq from sliding back into anarchy as we withdraw. A better relationship with Iran might also make it easier to achieve calm--if not peace--between Israel and its two nonstate foes Hizballah and Hamas, since Tehran arms and bankrolls both terrorist groups...
...task force looked at both dangers associated with the Internet—such as sexual solicitation and bullying—as well as various technologies used to prevent these problems, such as age and identity verification...
...government's insurance scheme will play a key role in efforts to prevent that. Under the plan, scheduled to run for at least five years, banks will pay a fee to the government for taking out a policy. Lenders will also shoulder a "first loss" amount - similar to the excess on an auto insurance policy - as well as roughly 10% of the remaining losses. In return for picking up the rest, the government will require banks to sign agreements binding them to increased rates of lending. Just how much risk that exposes the U.K. government to is unclear; the level...
...close all air vents and openings in the plane to keep the aircraft buoyant in the water. Pilots are instructed to keep the nose up slightly, but not so much that the aircraft slams down roughly on contact. They also are supposed to keep the wings level to prevent one from being clipped by a wave, causing the aircraft to go into a spin or break apart...