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Cerberus insists it is willing to stand behind the troubled automaker, but will that be enough? "Chrysler as we know it will cease to exist very soon," Kimberly Rodriguez, principal of the management consulting group Grant Thornton of Southfield, Mi., has flatly predicted...
...During these six days [since Blagojevich's arrest] Governor Blagojevich has declined to voluntarily leave the office of governor. Quite frequently, I have stood in opposition to Governor Blagojevich, many times alone. However, my record of opposition to the governor and the governor's policies and programs will not stand in the way" of a fair hearing...
...have a task before us to rebuild America. As a nation, we need to continue to be the world leader in infrastructure development. We cannot stand by while our infrastructure ages and crumbles." - during his introduction as Transportation Secretary-designate, Peoria Journal Star...
...take advantage of the lower drinking age of 18. Some also believe that universities in Britain are simply easier than those in the States. It's a common joke among American students that LSE, the initials for the London School of Economics, one of Britain's most esteemed universities, stand for "Let's See Europe," because they think the courses are less rigorous than at U.S. institutions, thereby allowing time to visit the Continent...
...other informant, Besnik Bakalli, was awaiting deportation when the feds asked him to infiltrate the group as well. On the stand, Bakalli admitted that he once shot a man in a family feud in his native Albania. He is also likely to be staying in the U.S. in exchange for his service...