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...husband and wife puppet duo have expressions of almost unbearable sadness etched unchangingly into their faces. It’s a very creepy and powerful effect, especially when coupled with the woman’s rag-like clothing. Here’s the story: the wife waits on the shore as her gnarled fisherman husband is eaten by a spiny fish after the two duel in a maelstrom (conveyed by hands with cut-out lighting bolts attached). All the while, Feist gasps out soft narrative lyrics interspersed with an eerie harmony. After her husband is swallowed, the wife dons...
General Motors Corp. is pressing the Bush Administration for more than $10 billion in immediate government assistance, which would help shore up its tattered balance sheet and provide the cash required for a takeover of ailing Chrysler. The two companies are already close to a deal that would put GM in control of Chrysler. That would leave Chrysler boss Robert Nardelli, brought in to save the company, out of a job. "We can acknowledge that we have been in contact with a variety of federal officials for some time during this extraordinary and difficult economic period," said GM spokesman...
...While the public waits patiently for Sen. Stevens’ sentencing, let us attempt to counterbalance that unfortunate self-interest of the political establishment with a renewed vigilance as voters. Emotional investment in a candidacy is fine during campaign season, though it never hurts to shore that passion up with a little policy...
News that Japan's three biggest financial institutions - which have all recently invested in foreign financial institutions - were considering selling new shares to shore up their [working capital] triggered the decline. The move would dilute banks' earnings per-share, compounding investor worry that the appreciation of the yen will further reduce share value and corporate profits. Mitsubishi UFJ, like Japan's other mega-banks, avoided damage caused by the subprime crisis, but its stock portfolio is now taking a hit as the Nikkei and Tokyo Stock Price Index (Topix) continue to fall and wipe value from its balance sheet...
...Olmert has tumbled into disgrace over allegations of bribery and corruption, and Livni was bidding to replace him as prime minister. She had several months to shore up support from the smaller parties that would give a new Kadima-led coalition a 61-seat majority in the country's Knesset...