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...completely reprehensible and inhuman actions with the feel-good catchiness of “Billie Jean” or “Thriller.” They, with the rest of media and entertainment, are able to separate their knowledge of the past from the present and herald the return of the freak show like it was the Second Coming.For those who have bought tickets, I am not going to say whether it’s right or wrong because that’s not my question to answer. I will say, though, that I look forward...
...starting at $50,000 and on all retention bonuses given by companies that received $100 million or more in TARP funds. Just for good measure, the House next week is also expected to take up a Judiciary Committee bill that would allow the Justice Department to sue for the return of the bonuses...
...Likewise, Democrats and Republicans have concerns about the constitutionality of the Judiciary Committee's bill, which would authorize the Justice Department to sue for the return of bonuses given to employees of companies that have received more than $10 billion from the government. The legislation, if passed, would also allow the Attorney General to restrict future payments to 10 times the average non-management wages at companies receiving TARP funds. "Congress has let expediency override common sense," said Representative Lamar Smith, the top Judiciary Committee Republican. "Congress already has learned the hard way the unintended consequences of rushing to legislate...
...past few weeks, al-Maliki has issued several calls for national reconciliation, even reaching out to former low-level members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, encouraging them to return to mainstream politics. But Iraq isn't a place with short memories. Reconciliation is difficult in a land where the 1,400-year-old Shi'ite-Sunni schism is still very much alive. Gone are the days when some Iraqi men carried three national identification cards - one listing their name as Omar (a predominantly Sunni name), another as Ali (predominantly Shi'ite) and a third as Ammar (which...
...least two conservatives clearly prepared to run against him for the Elysée in the 2012 elections. Former Prime Minister and long-time foe Dominique de Villepin has been seemingly omnipresent on French TV and radio second-guessing Sarkozy's thrifty economic stewardship and denouncing his decision to return France to NATO's integrated military command. (Read a TIME story on NATO...