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...meant to turn out this way. The new Russia was supposed to replace poverty and money worries and grumbling mothers with places like Rusfinance, a Moscow call center that transports you from the gritty streets and auto-parts stores outside into a world of cheery beige furnishings, swirling red-and-gold patterns on the walls and easy credit. Here, 450 people - mainly women in their 20s - sit side by side in booths and field calls from Russians wanting to borrow money. Most of the time the answer they give is a resounding yes. Owned by the French bank Soci...
...need it. I asked for the seven-second delay because we want everybody to remain relaxed on the set, and after that [incident], everybody was looking over their shoulder. Now, if anyone says something offensive, they can push the big red button. The Joe button...
...General Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's Prime Minister, imposed martial law, initiating a brutal 19-month crackdown on the pro-democracy Solidarity trade-union movement in which an estimated 90 people were killed and 10,000 detained. Now, in a case long postponed by political squeamishness and red tape, Jaruzelski and six other former top officials face charges of violating Poland's constitution and unlawfully enforcing "the deprivation of freedom through internment." If convicted, the 85-year-old general would face up to 10 years in prison...
...organization’s most powerful methods of allaying fears is the red T-shirt that the canvassers wear. On a chilly November day, as the sky rapidly darkens, Hartigan knocks on doors wearing nothing over...
...instance of a medical emergency, someone could have to find one of those red phones,” Hayward said, referring to the ubiquitous yet rarely-used phones in student suites...