Word: shielding
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...could be tipped with a less palatable cargo. But, even though the launch does raise some concerns about Iran’s military potential, the United States should continue to pursue an even-handed strategy of engagement with the Islamic Republic. In particular, plans for a Central European missile shield should be shelved until further notice...
...Sullivan Show, with their film A Hard Day's Night and on an American concert tour. When I caught them, in Philadelphia's Town Hall (honest, I was an infant back then), they could have been a mime troupe, so helpless was their music against the sonic shield of the audience's screams...
...exception is Citigroup. Since the bank struck a deal with the government to shield $301 billion in losses, we had to account for some investment missteps to value the arrangement. Bank of America has a similar deal, but since the details aren't public, we didn't factor it in. (See pictures of the top 10 scared traders...
...still not rewrite loans, even when that creates the most value in the aggregate, since modifications can impact certain investors more than others - and it only takes one to sue. That's why on Feb. 4. the House Financial Services committee met to talk about making a law to shield servicers from such lawsuits. The law, first proposed by real estate and law professors at Columbia University, would create a so-called legal safe harbor, and ostensibly kick up modification efforts. The professors believe this to be the case because they've observed that firms that directly own mortgages...
...light of Kara's high-profile case, faith-healing communities around the country are worried about losing their right to treat their children according to their religious beliefs. "The way the law is worded right now is confusing and makes it seem like we have a shield to recklessly endanger children," says Joe Farkas, legislative affairs representative for the Church of Christ, Scientist, in Wisconsin. The Church has teamed up with Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Lena Taylor to write new legislation that could repeal a provision in the state's child abuse and neglect statute that exempts parents from prosecution...