Word: protect
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...diced" concoctions - made up of pieces of literally thousands of mortgages created and peddled and pushed together by Wall Street - the soundness of the underlying loans will prove difficult to ascertain. Many members of Congress want to make sure the government pays fire-sale prices for the assets to protect taxpayers from a big loss, but Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has said that too low a price could hamper the plan's effectiveness at stabilizing the markets...
Neighboring residents have mobilized to protest the plan in order to protect their neighborhood that was constructed during the Garden City Movement...
...Kirbati has become a victim of environmental degradation, though it emits little in terms of carbon dioxide, the country has taken strong measures to protect the environment in the face of a paucity of resources and money. This year, Tong’s administration created the world’s largest marine reserve—400,000 square miles in size—that oceanography professor James J. McCarthy, an expert on climate change, called a “remarkable gift to the world...
...inquest marks the first public scrutiny of a "shoot-to-kill" tactic, which London police have maintained was the only way to protect citizens from a suicide bomber. If Judge Wright recommends changes to police procedure, the police will have 56 days to act on them. The proceedings will also be the first time accounts from Tube passengers will be publicly juxtaposed with those of the shooters. The police in question have testified previously that they shouted "armed police" prior to shooting; 17 witnesses have denied this...
...performance; yet past performance does remain a powerful market sign. Regardless of the tragic fate of Lehman Brothers, this seems like a perfect time for foreign investors to get some exposure to U.S. real estate. For if something were to go wrong, history suggests some sort of bailout will protect them, and none other than the American taxpayer will foot the bill. Despite all the talk about avoiding further moral hazard, the hefty bailout package will create nothing but more incentives for risky investors to seek sweet returns. This a tragic consequence of the package; but as long as Americans...