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...lived that life." It is entirely possible for two jurists to arrive at an identical conclusion in a case, yet if one of them has considered more options and deliberated more over the issues, that jurist will have made the "wiser, more informed" decision. Sotomayor's background will automatically strengthen her consideration of legal issues - something that will escape some other jurist who has not had the experience of being a minority. Kerman Bharucha, webster...
...housing bubble began unraveling in 2007. Some risky borrowers - such as low-margin Asian exporters, which have been hit hard by the collapse of U.S. consumer spending - were asked to cough up more collateral when renegotiating loans, while other marginal customers were denied further credit. To strengthen the bank's financial position even more, Sands raised $2.7 billion in capital through a December share sale, raising the bank's key "tier one" capital ratio to 10.1%. (An 8% ratio is considered healthy.) Jaspal Singh Bindra, StanChart's Hong Kong - based CEO for Asia, says that previous downturns like...
Despite its many flaws, Waxman-Markey remains a legislative achievement, and even doubtful environmentalists hope to be able to strengthen it in the future if it becomes law - especially if Americans come to realize that cap and trade isn't the end of the economy. "No one looking at this three months ago would have estimated that we'd end up here," says Cochran. But if this is the most that is politically possible in America, we're in trouble, because climate change demands far more. "We are at an extraordinary moment, with a historic opportunity to confront...
...Systems, which would protect wearers from infection • Super Immune Booster from Wellness Resources, which claims to make you immune to the disease • Swine Flu Advisor - my personal favorite - an electronic device that claims to use "photobiotic energy" and "deeply penetrating mega-frequency life-force energy waves" to strengthen the immune system and prevent H1N1 infection...
...acknowledges that recent news events may color perceptions of the New Bethel event - the murder of Dr. George Tiller, the shooting at the Holocaust Museum and the fatal shooting of a teen near New Bethel Church - but says they actually strengthen his argument that people who own guns should learn how to use them. Yet he also acknowledges the open-carry controversy has grown uglier than he expected and hinted at personal threats from across the religious-political spectrum. Pagano says the church's insurance carrier, after giving an initial go-ahead, has now told him it cannot insure...