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...political rivals could deepen as the national elections slated for December approach. The temperature of intra-sectarian politics, between rival Shi'ite and Sunni groups respectively, is also bound to rise in the coming months. Although January's provincial elections went off without a hitch, there's more at stake in the national polls, which will determine the next parliament and government. They'll also be a crucial test of whether Iraqis will have put their bloody past behind them and are able to resolve their differences through votes instead of violence...
...Sept. 16, 2008 A loan in exchange for giving the government a 79.9% stake in the company...
...lineup and competing against the other nine or ten guys. If you can’t get excited about that, then I don’t know what you can get excited about.”As Prince and all the Crimson veterans recognize, though, there is more at stake for the team than simple enjoyment. While the squad looks to forget a dismal 2008, Prince points to the motivational effect of lingering disappointment.“I’d venture a guess that [last year was] the toughest season that any of us have been through...
...tournament is not about the money. I’ve filled out brackets every year since 2001, but only in the first three years of high school did I enter large pools with several hundred dollars at stake. With odds so small, I won nothing...
...family thrived after the war, but now it faces diaster. Even without the Auschwitz allegations, the foundations of the Schaeffler industrial empire have been shaken. With the German government (and Germany's taxpayers) refusing to bail her out, Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler will have to give up a significant stake in the company to pay off creditors and could lose control of the family business. She has gambled high before and - defying the odds - won. She once said in a rare interview, "You don't get anywhere in this world by being nice to everyone." No one is being nice...