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...quickly realized that one of two things was going to happen, neither of them good. We could hit by the nose, flip and break up, leaving few if any survivors, bodies, cold water, fuel. Or we could hit one of the wings and roll and flip with the same result. I tightened my seat belt as tight as I could possibly get it so I would remain intact...
...Yukos hearing takes place, and if the claimants win, then it's not just the shareholders who could benefit. "This could have a roll-on effect on the other former Yukos executives, such as Svetlana Bakhmina, Vasily Aleksanyan, Lebedev and, of course, Khodorkovsky, all of whom had placed complaints with the European Court of Human Rights," says Claire Davidson, a spokeswoman for Yukos. But there could be a much higher cost in Russia, where the local media are already speculating on how a $34 billion payout could cripple the economy. Others suggest that, with a judgment against it, Russia could...
...points, cut into the lane. Penn’s defense converged on him, forcing him to kick the ball out to the top of the key, where junior guard Jeremy Lin was waiting to take the shot.“We were basically running a high pick and roll,” Housman said. “Coach [Tommy Amaker] put the ball in my hands and allowed me the freedom to try and make a play. I turned the corner and Jeremy was wide open.”Despite struggling with a severe ankle injury the entire game...
...says he knows he can't block everything coming through - otherwise the GOP risks being labeled the party of obstruction. (Just look at the Republicans' four-decade stint in Siberia after they tried to block much of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal.) But he also won't simply roll over for Obama's agenda. In offering constructive criticism and viable alternatives, negotiating when possible and walking away when necessary, Cantor believes he's found the path back to that office with the spectacular view of the Mall...
...governments around the world roll out trillions of dollars in stimulus spending to combat the global recession, debate is raging over whether the flood of money will provide much more than a short-term economic boost and whether much of the cash will ultimately be wasted. Vietnam, which like most Asian countries is being hammered by the downturn, is discovering that even the most direct form of stimulus spending - cash giveaways to citizens - can wind up in the wrong hands...