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...governments like Miami Gardens began pressing the issue. "We're seeing a change, more willingness among the banks to cooperate," says Arden Shank, head of the Miami nonprofit Neighborhood Housing Services, which is working with Florida cities to counsel homeowners on foreclosure prevention. "Not too long ago, most banks wouldn't even talk to us." (Read "Fannie and Freddie Offer New Plan to Help Homeowners...
...campaigned as a centrist, but there are many who suspect you'll lurch to the right having won power. What would you say to that and to suggestions that New Zealand's comprehensive welfare system will be pared back on your watch? Well, I wouldn't agree with that. New Zealanders have quite high expectations of their government. There's very limited appetite for dramatic change in the volume of services provided by the state, though there's quite a strong desire to see a change in the quality of services. Long term, if we drift...
...government has seen the state as arguably the sole provider of services. In fact, [former Finance Minister] Michael Cullen has given a number of speeches in which he's said it's only the redemptive power of the state that can provide successful outcomes. Well, quite simply, my government wouldn't support that. We do believe in the engagement of the private and NGO sectors and their ability to provide solutions to problems...
...plan to build a casino complex in the Israeli resort of Eilat fell through, and has felt at home ever since. "We are businessmen from Dubai and we look at it as business," explains bin Sulayem. "If he is the best Jewish man but has no vision, we wouldn't do business with him. But if he is from Timbuktu with a good idea, we will. What people believe is up to them. And when Sol came to Dubai, he didn't wear a flag that said, 'By the way, I'm Jewish.' " Addressing Western fears about the Arab...
...role of Republican leader. How do you respond to that? Boehner: Oh, there's been a lot said over the last two weeks. Clearly, we've been through two very difficult cycles. If I thought that I was to blame for what happened over those last two cycles, I wouldn't be here, I wouldn't have run. I think we did our best considering the cards that we were dealt. And I believe that the cards that will be dealt to us over the next two years will be much better...