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...Although the outcome of the case will likely hinge on interpretations of legal agreements signed years ago, Greenberg's credibility was on trial on June 16, when the former AIG chief executive took the stand. AIG's lead attorney, Ted Wells, said that Greenberg and other members of Starr's board of directors had broken an agreement not to sell their AIG shares. (Read "How AIG Became Too Big to Fail...
...sure, some leaders may support other alternative bills out there, but this one also has the support of the top Republicans on the relevant committees. Oh, wait - some of them may also support other bills. But in any case, all this should remind you that the GOP does really stand for something...
...protesters, reinforced their conviction that they are not alone and engaged populations outside Iran in an emotional, immediate way that was never possible before. President Ahmadinejad - who happened to visit Russia on Tuesday - now finds himself in a court of world opinion where even Khrushchev never had to stand trial. Totalitarian governments rule by brute force, and because they control the consensus worldview of those they rule. Tyranny, in other words, is a monologue. But as long as Twitter is up and running, there's no such thing...
...history of sport is littered with symbolic political gestures, but few have been as brave as the stand taken by some players on Iran's national soccer team on June 17. In a World Cup qualifying match in South Korea, at least six Iranian players wore green wristbands in a defiant show of support for opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi, including team captain Mohammed Ali Karimi...
...transport system on July 7, 2005, and security officials say there are at least 2,000 known Islamic extremists living in the U.K. Hazel Blears, Communities Secretary until she resigned on June 3, says the project aims "to ensure young people are equipped with the skills they need to stand up to violent extremists...