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...difficulty breathing. The cynical among the Vatican press corps believed that the "flu" that had been reported in the official bulletins was in fact a cover for something much worse. Sources at the Vatican discount that scenario, noting both the Pope's relatively robust appearance Sunday and the fact that the basic details about his condition were being released at regular intervals. Navarro-Valls and others who manage the flow of information in the Roman Curia would have nothing to gain from telling the world's one billion Catholics not to worry if they knew that tomorrow would bring...
...robustus, it's reasonable to assume that the larger species ate meat as well. Moreover, the size and anatomy of R. giganticus, found in the same fossil beds as its smaller relative, suggest that it was an active predator rather than simply a scavenger. "It had a robust body, with short legs that splay out to the side, similar to a Tasmanian devil," says Meng. "It could walk fast and probably run. It could certainly move better than a crocodile...
...regulation, corruption and lack of law enforcement." The anticorruption watchdog Transparency International calls it one of the world's most corrupt countries, on par with Sudan and just above Iraq. Still, others are confident that Yushchenko is committed to transforming Ukraine's corrupt economy and institutions into a more robust democracy. Mykola Yakovyna, a key campaign staffer, said: "There is much more to Yushchenko than meets the eye." He may at times seem soft and irresolute, but "nothing can be further from the truth...
...that the market is robust, the government is considering requiring issuers of payroll cards and certain other prepaid cards to insure the underlying accounts, and the Federal Reserve is proposing that they also reimburse holders of payroll cards for unauthorized uses under the same terms as those for bank debit cards. Many card issuers are building consumer protections into their products on their own. Safeway stores, for example, don't sell cards with expiration dates or dormancy fees...
...which, to the dismay of global leaders, remains pegged at 8.3 yuan to the dollar. China has a large and growing trade surplus with the U.S., and American and European officials argue that the cheap currency gives the Chinese an unfair advantage. Some Europeans are taking advantage of the robust euro to come to the U.S., where everything from iPods to Gap jeans to four-star-hotel stays are suddenly a bargain. (Bookings are up 30% at Germany's largest tour company, TUI, which has been able to cut trip prices as much as 26%.) But euro-land companies...