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...government, the auto bankruptcy is not the issue. The issue is how well the process prepares it for the next industry bailout. At this point, GM is just a test case...
...foreclosures mean that source of revenue is drying up as well. Many local governments have built up reserves anticipating the downturn in the housing market, but Moody's says that might not be enough. "The sharpness of the housing downturn and speed of the general economic contraction will likely test the sufficiency of those reserve cushions," Moody's analysts wrote...
That hardly justifies a suicide test kit, say anti-euthanasia groups, who are up in arms about Nitschke's move. "Nitschke is an extremist and a self-publicist," says Peter Saunders, director of Care Not Killing, an anti-euthanasia group in London. "He will prey upon vulnerable people with these kits, and as a result they won't get the medical treatment and proper palliative care that they really need...
...Others fear that healthy elderly people will feel pressure to end their lives, to avoid becoming a burden to their families, and that the kit will lead to a spike in suicides. But Nitschke argues that access to a test reduces anxiety among those who want to know they have a peaceful way out of life should they ever need it - even if they never will. By helping them worry less, the kits, he says, may boost the quality, and length, of a person's life. "That's reassuring and empowering, and it also gives them cause to stop...
Rogers’ first test came in the bottom of the first, and the senior passed with flying colors. With Boston College junior outfielder Barry Butera stealing second, Wortzman overthrew senior second baseman Taylor Meehan. But Rogers was there to back up the play and snag the ball out of the air before it reached the outfield, saving a run in the process...