| Huck's Secret
Big Pimpin' in N.H.: Gave three women a ride to their motel from the Radisson. Was pulled over by police who suspected we were ... part of America's growing service sector. Where is Ron Paul when you need him? ... 2:45 P.M. link ____________________________ I was surprised by all the talk in the debate spin room about Hillary's angry little speech after Edwards took Obama's side in the great "change" debate. The talkers assumed it was a potential Rick Lazio election-losing moment, an audience turnoff--a judgment echoed here and here ("dogmatic ... angry ... vicious"). ... I was surprised because when it happened, I thought to myself, "pretty good response." I've seen it again--here--and I still don't get what's wrong with it. Unconvincing, maybe. Heated, yes. But not overheated or uncontrolled or unhinged.
Tide of Euro students applying to Scots colleges rises by up to 200%
Also if scotland was to pay the fees of english students out of its budget, will you accept that alone would be completely unfair as scottish students would have to pay fees to study in england. Would you accept that scotland should pay english student fees only if england pays the equivalent for scottish students studying at english uni's. .
Why Central Banks Are 'Experimenting'
On Dec. 18, in an operation that was both huge and unprecedented in its design, the European Central Bank made 16-day loans of $500 billion worth of euros to European banks. The significance of 16 days is that it means the banks won't have to borrow again until after Jan. 1. The banks want to be able to show investors and borrowers that they have plenty of funding in place when they close their books Dec. 31. Ordinarily the ECB auctions off a certain quantity of money, allowing the banks' demand for that sum to determine the interest rate on it. In this case, the bank simply announced the rate (a low 4.21%) and allowed unlimited borrowing at that rate. It was a bold move because central bankers don't like making open-ended offers of money, but the ECB was determined to quell fears of a money squeeze.
Iranians threaten to blow up US Navy ships
The Iranian provocations included disregarding warnings to pull back, dropping mysterious objects in the path of the US ships and a hostile radio transmission. The Pentagon said a radio message warned: "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes." The Iranian boats pulled away as a US Navy captain gave his crew orders to open fire. "Five small boats were acting in a very aggressive way, charging the ships, dropping boxes in the water in front of the ships and causing our ships to take evasive manoeuvres," the Pentagon official said. .
CEO out at American Medical Systems
Martin Emerson, who could not be reached for comment Monday, had worked at the Minnetonka medical-device company for more than seven years, the last three as CEO. The company said Ross Longhini, executive vice president and chief operating officer, has been named interim CEO. Both analysts and the company said the company's disappointing financial performance had taken a toll on its CEO. The change had been widely anticipated on Wall Street because of the missed forecasts, said Thomas Gunderson, an analyst at Piper Jaffray & Co. in Minneapolis. "The company reduced earnings guidance three times in 2007, and that did not sit well with Wall Street," Gunderson said. "Emerson's credibility was low, and clearly the board and Emerson thought a change was needed." Added Bruce Jackson, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets in Minneapolis, "There were too many earnings misses.
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