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...Weber said that “when those subject to bureaucratic control seek to escape the influence of the existing bureaucratic apparatus, this is normally possible only by creating an organization of their own which is equally subject to bureaucratization...
...thwarted the measure. And Cox's predecessor at the SEC, William Donaldson, encountered stiff opposition when he tried to push more pro-shareholder measures and subject hedge funds to more oversight. When a court struck down Donaldson's hedge fund registration rule, Cox announced that the SEC would not seek to appeal the ruling - he took the same no-appeal tact when a court shot down an SEC effort to make mutual funds appoint independent chairman. On the other hand, certain types of enforcement - like cases against companies that backdated stock options - have flourished under...
...actually taking the classes, actually living in our community and working with faculty,” said Kosslyn. “I need to know what’s going on. I want to have as much input as I can.” Kosslyn said he will seek students’ ideas “about ways in which things can be improved, from course offerings to research opportunities to ways of interacting with faculty.” UC officials were similarly enthusiastic yesterday. “This will provide a very direct and honest way of discussing...
...bombs can change the course of history. Many believe that the IRA's 1993 truck bomb attack in in Bishopsgate, the center of London's financial district, helped convince Britain to seek a political settlement with the IRA. In 2005, a former Lebanese prime minister in 2005 was killed by a car bomb that provoked a cascade of events that led to Hizballah becoming the de facto sovereign authority in Lebanon. Or, on a happier side, the sharp drop off in car-bombs in Iraq has averted a civil war. And the Oklahoma City truck bombing effectively destroyed the right...
...something were to go wrong, history suggests some sort of bailout will protect them, and none other than the American taxpayer will foot the bill. Despite all the talk about avoiding further moral hazard, the hefty bailout package will create nothing but more incentives for risky investors to seek sweet returns. This a tragic consequence of the package; but as long as Americans homeowners refuse to accept losses on home equity in the short run, they must face the burden of this bailout as taxpayers in the long...