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...notes Bilerman. Although the FTSE NAREIT All REIT Index surged 97.6% from the group's trough on March 6, it's still off 50% from its peak in February 2007, according to the NAREIT. So investors are willing to pay up for REITs based on their longer-term outlooks and potential windfall in the distressed real estate market, says Bohjalian. REITs touted as likely buyers in the distressed market are Simon Property Group, Vornado Realty Trust, Boston Properties and Host Hotels & Resorts...
...Ford officials, of course, are ecstatic. "These results from such a highly respected and credible source of information for consumers confirms that Ford not only has raised initial quality to industry-leading levels, but also is delivering the excellent long-term reliability that is critical to winning new customers and retaining existing ones," said Bennie Fowler, Ford group vice president of global quality...
...reaching out to the undergraduate community. The five-semester professional training program that encompasses a residency at the Moscow Art Theater School is teaming up with the Office of the Arts this year and inviting undergrads to participate in an intensive two-week theater training program during J-Term...
...troops in Afghanistan, evidence continues to mount that Iran - which helped Iraqi insurgents develop particularly lethal explosively formed penetrator (EFP) IEDs - may be doing the same thing in Afghanistan. Dennis Blair, the director of national intelligence, told the Senate Intelligence Committee earlier this year that "Iran has both long-term strategic and short-term tactical interests in Afghanistan and is not content with merely maintaining the status quo." Its desire to undermine "Western influence in Afghanistan" had led it to provide "select Afghan insurgents with lethal aid," he said...
...officials are watching Tehran closely. "Iran's current policies and actions do not pose a short-term threat to the mission," General Stan McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, warned in his leaked August assessment. "But Iran has the capability to threaten the mission in the future...