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...deliver the sort of governance that can win popular support. But Karzai's government is widely seen as corrupt, ineffective and a tool in the hands of a foreign invader, and Afghans are mostly gloomy about the prospects for reforming it. While Karzai could be forced to respond to some egregious cases of corruption, his instinct will be to continue to use the power of patronage to broker local support. Corruption and nepotism may be just as much as a symptom of the weakness of the central government as its cause. Even in the times of greatest stability, Afghanistan...
...borrowers who simply want to hand back the deed to their house or sell their home for less than is owed on the mortgage (a so-called short sale). Distressed homeowners and housing counselors have long complained about short sales being scuttled by lenders that take too long to respond to a potential buyer's offer. The plan to beef up the process for these sales, originally announced in May, wasn't unveiled until Nov. 30 - and doesn't go into effect until April...
Holy Cross charged into the second half with an energy that was absent from its play in the opening minutes of the game. Harvard seemed unable to respond to the Crusaders’ increased intensity on defense, and its shots simply stopped falling...
...philosopher’s ability to respond to misinterpretations and unforeseen objections is hampered, and the reader becomes “indolent and passive” in a way that “thwarts learning,” he said...
...House was 420 to 1. For the first time in its history, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization invoked Article 5 - the commitment that says an attack on one member nation is an attack on all. And the United Nations Security Council endorsed the use of all necessary steps to respond to the 9/11 attacks. America, our allies and the world were acting as one to destroy al-Qaeda's terrorist network and to protect our common security...