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...detective stories move from the present to the past; they're essays in social archaeology, the metaphorical digging up of the corpse to discover what made him tick and who stopped his clock. It's an apt structure for the Watchmen, since most of them are past their prime - Eddie's 67 when he dies; the first Silk Spectre (Carla Gugino), who had a carnal run-in or two with Eddie, is in her 60s; and Dr. Manhattan is 56, though he looks great for his age - and facing serious midlife introspection. International celebrities for decades, they have...
...Union’s 27 diverse nations, dashing many semblances of unity among member governments. The need to “stick it out in tough times” is easier said than done. The largest and most threatening fracture divides new EU countries from old and has caused Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany of Hungary to warn against “a new Iron Curtain” that could once again divide the continent. A solution must be formulated to prevent that development...
...before the House Ways and Means Committee to testify on Tuesday. It was his first major public appearance since his less than inspiring rollout on Feb. 10 of a half-baked plan to save banks that left Washington and Wall Street whispering that Geithner, 47, wasn't ready for prime time...
...while Washington's public humiliations often hang on mere misdemeanors of a sexual, financial or chemical nature, the economy depends on Geithner's ability to restore confidence, as President Barack Obama argued in a prime-time press conference on Feb. 9. "My instruction to [Geithner] has been, Let's get this right. Let's create a template in which we're restoring market confidence," he said, later adding, "Ultimately, the government cannot substitute for all the private capital that has been withdrawn from the system. We've got to restore confidence so that private capital goes back...
...with the head of the country's trade-union umbrella group warning of a "doomsday situation" should the government fail to introduce a recovery plan that gains the support of social partners. According to the most recent opinion polls, only 10% of Irish voters say they have confidence in Prime Minister Brian Cowen's government. "People are very, very angry about these scandals and the skulduggery that was going on in the banks," says Peter Bunting, assistant general secretary of the Irish Council of Trade Unions. "We need everyone to put their shoulder to the wheel. It shouldn't only...