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...similar bid by Deutsche Börse was rebuffed in 2000, in part out of national fear of handing the British institution over to foreign control. This time it's reversed: German officials have expressed concern about the headquarters of the exchange moving to London, hurting Frankfurt's status as a financial center - a concern shared by Deutsche Börse's union, which fears job losses. But a spokesman for the Finance Ministry said the government supports the merger without restrictions. Why so much fuss over who owns which stock exchange? After all, the days of crowded trading pits...
...Jack Johnson whom Burns and Ward reveal was less a civil rights crusader than an Ayn Rand protagonist: a stubborn individualist who refused to be bound by society's rules or by any group's claim on him. He didn't merely want to transcend second-class status; he seemed to believe his talent placed him in a class above all. Blackness captures how tragically he was proved wrong--and how exhilaratingly, for moments in the ring, he proved himself right. --By James Poniewozik
...defeat of Roe would unquestionably disturb many feminists and steadfast defenders of abortion rights. Pro-life groups, however, who mistakenly see the case’s reversal as a slam dunk for their position would also be sorely disappointed. Ultimately, though the status quo is unlikely to change much, and injecting a bit of democracy into the abortion issue would be healthy for our system and our sanity. It’s time for passionate, but for once, productive debate...
...theory faded after experts noted that dioxin needs days or weeks to take effect. The plotters' identities remain unknown. Even if Yushchenko can't pin his poisoning on the Kremlin, Russia did back Kuchma and Yanukovych as energetically as the West pulled for Yushchenko, which makes for an awkward status quo. Having failed embarrassingly in his efforts to engineer a pro-Russian regime in Kiev, Putin will likely opt for a waiting game, and discreetly sow discontent among the Russian speakers of eastern Ukraine. He'll be hoping that Yushchenko will be overwhelmed and, like his predecessor, turn to Russia...
...seasons of The Apprentice and several endorsement deals (even a fragrance!) cemented the Donald's status as primo financier--even after his casino company went bankrupt last month...