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None of the restrictions the President is proposing will stop the Wall Street pay wagon, and a number of folks argue that they shouldn't. An Administration source admitted as much, sort of: "We have to, in governing, be tough in protecting the public trust, making sure money is not inappropriately used. But to do measures that would make it impossible for one of these companies to actually have the talent pool and function to survive, and pay the government back, would be self-defeating in any responsible policy." (See pictures of TIME's Wall Street covers...
...special,” Biega said. “You’re guaranteed to get a great game. It was close, it was tough, but I think our team really battled through it, and we took a step forward, that’s for sure.”Aggressive from the start, Harvard certainly showed no signs of being intimidated by BU’s ranking. Crimson freshman Alex Killorn opened the first period with a solid chance to score, and later two saves by Hoyle helped kill the first Terrier power play. Having neutralized its opponent?...
...example, Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman inserted language into the House version of the package limiting energy grants to states that give their utilities incentives to promote energy efficiency. If the Federal Government is going to spend the money, it ought to promote federal priorities. And Congress could make sure the money is spent productively - and isn't spent counterproductively - by attaching a few general strings to the stimulus dollars. For instance, there should be "fix it first" provisions to prioritize repairs to highways, levees and other infrastructure over new construction, which would create jobs while reducing future federal obligations...
...think his time has come. He's worked for it. I think it's up to us to make sure it comes out best." - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, on Gaddafi's appointment as chairman of the African Union. (Associated Press...
...also the reason they seldom complain with sufficient conviction to make authorities take notice. They're too busy having a laugh. Customers have to navigate sheet ice at the entrance to a central London branch of Holland & Barrett, a chain selling health foods and natural remedies. "I'm not sure it was worth opening up yesterday. We only took ?300," says the attendant. As another would-be customer literally falls through the door, she smiles. "But we are selling lots of [the bruise remedy] arnica...