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发帖数: 11814 | 2 The question on every Seahawks fan's mind is: How did cornerback Brandon
Browner get suspended for an entire year seemingly out of the blue?
The league's substance-abuse policy includes three stages, and a violation
while a player is in the third (i.e., most severe) stage merits a full year'
s suspension. So, Browner obviously was in the third stage and did something
wrong.
However, ESPN's John Clayton said on 710 ESPN that there were extenuating
circumstances that likely led to Browner being pl... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3105 | 3 Lament for a Vanished Middle East
By Charles Gave
It is desperately saddening to see the terrified population of the Middle
East fleeing for refuge towards a Europe that has utterly forgotten what the
region looked like just a few decades ago. Yet nobody can hope to
understand the disaster that is unfolding if he knows nothing of the events
that shaped the modern Middle East.
Through an accident of family history, I was born in the Syrian city of
Aleppo 72 years ago, my father having been one of... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 4 Mitt Romney's week-long international trip resulted in unrelentingly
negative coverage from the big three broadcast networks, a stark change from
the glowing press awarded to then-candidate Barack Obama's world tour in
2008. While Obama was treated like a rock star (from the Associated Press: "
It's not only Obama's youth, eloquence and energy that have stolen hearts
across the Atlantic...."), Romney endured a focus on gaffes and the trivial.
MRC analysts examined all 21 ABC, CBS and NBC evening... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 5 Published on CNS News http://www.cnsnews.com
Investigation: Secret Service tried to discredit US lawmaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scores of U.S. Secret Service employees improperly
accessed the decade-old, unsuccessful job application of a congressman who
was investigating scandals inside the agency, a new government report said
Wednesday. An assistant director suggested leaking embarrassing information
to retaliate against Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, chairman of the House
oversight committee.
The ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 23432 | 6 彭博社：中贡国建孔子学院前提是无敏感词zz
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-01/china-says-no-talking-
When a Beijing organization with close ties to China’s government offered
Stanford University $4 million to host a Confucius Institute on Chinese
language and culture and endow a professorship, it attached one caveat: The
professor couldn’t discuss delicate issues like Tibet.
“They said they didn’t want to be embarrassed,” said Richard Saller, dean
of Stanford’s school of humanities and sciences. Stanford refus... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3441 | 7 BP buys 'oil spill,' related Internet search terms to manage
Whether it’s a $50 million TV commercial blitz or BP CEO Tony Hayward
snapping to a reporter that he wanted “his life back,” the company behind
the nation’s worst oil disaster in history can’t seem to get its message
right.
Now, the latest media misstep, according to media watchdogs and industry
experts: the company has been buying up the top Internet search terms such
as “oil spill” or “BP” – a move that places its corporate website a |
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发帖数: 6973 | 8 But didn't you see the "diplomatic missteps" mentioned in Washington Post?
Party bosses of the ruling Democratic Party once were so warm to China. |
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发帖数: 1074 | 9 http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/chinas-high-speed-crash-l
China’s High-Speed Crash Leads to Legitimacy Crisis
China has had its share of high-profile failures (and successes) of late,
but a recent high-speed rail crash has shaken the people’s confidence more
than past mishaps.
By Megan Shank and Jeffrey Wasserstrom
COMMENTS | PRINT | SHARE
China’s High-Speed Crash Leads to Legitimacy Crisis
A recent deadly high-speed rail accident has shaken the legitimacy of China'
s government in a way n... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 632 | 10 don't worry, there will be no all-out/total war during the nuclear age.
China at this point is not seeking to challenge US upfront and militarily
simply because of limited capabilities. Even with Russia's help, we won't
have any chance to defeat US. But China is using some tactic or "rightful
resistance" to undermine US hegemony and impose cost upon US by allowing US
to taking lead and responsibilities on solving those headaches.
Israel( and US) will wage war against Iran, but not land invasion.... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 12955 | 11
I thought he maximized all of his opportunities from his personal point of
view.
The only misstep was the last major decision he made, revert to monarchy. |
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发帖数: 12955 | 12 I agree with most, but this feels like the work of a NC.
"王澍难道不知道做楼梯应该每阶都一样高吗
？我曾经问他：“你为什么有的高有的低呢？”他说：“特别高的，你一脚踩空了，你
就感觉，哦，地还存在呢。”这就叫哲学，你感觉你的脚是落在地上，你每天踩同样的
东西，你就没有感觉了。"
Architecture design should put practicality and safety first, style second.
Deliberately put in a design that cause missteps is creating a safety
hazard, and should never have been approved in the first place. |
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发帖数: 2946 | 13 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has a PR problem when it comes to
Afghanistan, to say the least.
Once the must-fight war for America, the decade-long mission has spiraled
into a series of U.S. missteps and violent outbreaks that have left few
ardent political supporters. After NATO detained a U.S. soldier Sunday for
allegedly killing sleeping Afghan villagers, Republicans and Democrats alike
pointed to the stress on troops after years of fighting and reiterated
calls to leave by the end... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 697 | 14 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/wall-street-legend-sandy-weill-13
Former Citigroup Chairman & CEO Sanford I. Weill, the man who invented the
financial supermarket, called for the breakup of big banks in an interview
on CNBC Wednesday.
"What we should probably do is go and split up investment banking from
banking, have banks be deposit takers, have banks make commercial loans and
real estate loans, have banks do something that's not going to risk the
taxpayer dollars, that's not too big to fail," W... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 358 | 15 反而强调加强两国军事对话，美帝谴责小白兔加大了军事投资，军事力量不透明，小白
兔说美帝无缘无故怀疑中国要开展新的冷战。
美帝倒是去了日本要丫的克制，说虽然钓鱼岛符合美日安保协议，但要是谁先动手，就
和谁过不去。
Panetta urges China to increase military contacts to avoid missteps
By David Alexander | Reuters – 1 hr 56 mins ago
Email
Print
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged China on
Tuesday to allow closer military contacts to reduce the risk of
confrontation, as the two powers grapple with a volatile territorial dispute
between Beijing and Tokyo.
Panetta's trip to Beijing f... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 872 | 16 Here is the text of the open letter Lon Snowden, along with his attorney,
Bruce Fein, wrote to US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. The letter was
provided to the Associated Press.
July 2, 2013
Edward Joseph Snowden
Moscow
Dear Edward:
I, Bruce Fein, am writing this letter in collaboration with your father in
response to the statement you issued yesterday in Moscow.
Thomas Paine, the voice of the American Revolution, trumpeted that a patriot
saves his country from his government.
What you have... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 543 | 17 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/world/asia/chinas-efforts-in-
China’s Actions in Hunt for Jet Are Seen as Hurting as Much as Helping
By KIRK SEMPLE and ERIC SCHMITTAPRIL 14, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — When a Chinese government vessel took the world by
surprise this month with its announcement that it had detected underwater
signals that might have come from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, China
suddenly looked like the hero of the multinational search effort.
Within days, however, the ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29576 | 18 卫星图像和黑匣子信号成了两大罪状。NYT认为尤其是黑匣子信号公布以后，阴国洋大
人的军舰Echo派去核实，耽误了不少正事。大马官员面对tg压力敢怒不敢言。
China’s Actions in Hunt for Jet Are Seen as Hurting as Much as Helping
By KIRK SEMPLE and ERIC SCHMITTAPRIL 14, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — When a Chinese government vessel took the world by
surprise this month with its announcement that it had detected underwater
signals that might have come from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, China
suddenly looked like the hero of the multinational search effort.
Within days,... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9770 | 19 http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20140415/c15search/
China’s Efforts in Hunt for Plane Are Seen as Hurting More Than Helping
By KIRK SEMPLE and ERIC SCHMITT April 15, 2014
KIRK SEMPLE, ERIC SCHMITT 2014年04月15日 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — When a
Chinese government vessel took the world by surprise this month when it
announced that it had detected underwater signals that might have come from
the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, China suddenly looked like the hero of
the multinational search effort.... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 38600 | 20 防长的动机：
If the US gov. can incite the Chinese so they make a misstep and invade
Taiwan or annex the Senkaku islands (any scenario that can plausibly "
embroil" the US in a war with China would do), the American military
establishment and the legion of defense contractors will be very very happy.
The US Navy's submarine fleet alone has the capacity to destroy the entire
Chinese navy and merchant marine in less than 48 hours. Just finished
reading a defense paper on exactly this scenario in my fore... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 38600 | 21 防长的动机：
If the US gov. can incite the Chinese so they make a misstep and invade
Taiwan or annex the Senkaku islands (any scenario that can plausibly "
embroil" the US in a war with China would do), the American military
establishment and the legion of defense contractors will be very very happy.
The US Navy's submarine fleet alone has the capacity to destroy the entire
Chinese navy and merchant marine in less than 48 hours. Just finished
reading a defense paper on exactly this scenario in my fore... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3299 | 22 这个美国大兵在伊拉克故意杀死24个妇女的小孩，美国政府
故意在起诉的时候，出程序性的错误，无罪释放
People who followed the case say it collapsed largely because of
prosecutors’ errors — including giving immunity to squad mates whose
credibility as witnesses came into question, and tactical decisions that led
to a lengthy delay before the trial got under way.
By the time of the trial last week, charges against six Marines had been
dropped, and a seventh Marine had been acquitted in a court martial. After
several days of spotty testimony about t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 38600 | 23 http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/176003/
Delusionary Thinking in Washington
The Desperate Plight of a Declining Superpower
By Michael T. Klare
Take a look around the world and it’s hard not to conclude that the United
States is a superpower in decline. Whether in Europe, Asia, or the Middle
East, aspiring powers are flexing their muscles, ignoring Washington’s
dictates, or actively combating them. Russia refuses to curtail its support
for armed separatists in Ukraine; China refuses to abandon its... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29576 | 24 A judge has denied the request of State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby to keep
attorneys in the Freddie Case from publicizing evidence before the trial.
Mosby, who is prosecuting six police officers in Gray's death, wanted a
court hearing to argue for a protective order that would bar the release of
any evidence — or, if the officers' attorneys agreed, to post all of it
online.
Mosby said she was concerned that the defense attorneys would leak only
evidence that supported their clients' defense, je... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 8227 | 25 Beijing Flounders on What It Has Done Best
Between slowdown and market turmoil, leaders appear to have lost some of
their touch
http://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-flounders-on-what-it-has-do
SHANGHAI—As economic managers, Chinese leaders have been in a league of
their own for the past quarter century.
They’re the product of a bureaucratic system that, at its best, weeds out
underperformers, rewards achievement and prizes experience. By the time they
reach the very top, most leaders have run pro... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2904 | 26 楼上沙比不服的，自己看原文，如果你们懂英文的话，自己去找原文作者五毛五毛的骂
去，
“Clearly investors are asking more questions about China, and management
teams are proactively sharing more insights,” said Burt White, chief
investment officer at brokerage LPL Financial, which compiled the data.
The increased attention from U.S. investors is also a reflection of how much
more important China has become for U.S. companies. China is no longer just
a source of cheap products and semifinished goods but is now a promising
market for a range... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7349 | 30 And he is "sorry" - sorry that the company's missteps and naivety (his word)
led to $50bn being wiped off the company's value and reputational damage
from which it may never fully recover. |
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发帖数: 4796 | 31 乌兰巴托？
Life in the Most Polluted Capital in the World
Joseph Hincks
By Joseph Hincks | Photographs by Zhang Chi for TIME | Video by Zhang Chi,
Aria Chen and Arpita Aneja
It’s 11 below (-24C) outside but the stove is burning and baby Almasbek
Toltalkhan is warm in his family’s yurt. His mother, Nursaule, scoops him
from a crib engraved with pictures of coconut palms and joggles him on her
knee while the doctor readies his shot.
At 11 months old, Almasbek is just past the nebulous state of babyhood... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7 | 32 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/health/germs-fort-detrick-biohazard.html
Deadly Germ Research Is Shut Down at Army Lab Over Safety Concerns
Problems with disposal of dangerous materials led the government to suspend
research at the military’s leading biodefense center.
By Denise Grady
Aug. 5, 2019
Safety concerns at a prominent military germ lab have led the government to
shut down research involving dangerous microbes like the Ebola virus.
“Research is currently on hold,” the United States A... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7 | 33 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/health/germs-fort-detrick-biohazard.html
Deadly Germ Research Is Shut Down at Army Lab Over Safety Concerns
Problems with disposal of dangerous materials led the government to suspend
research at the military’s leading biodefense center.
By Denise Grady
Aug. 5, 2019
Safety concerns at a prominent military germ lab have led the government to
shut down research involving dangerous microbes like the Ebola virus.
“Research is currently on hold,” the United States A... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 7 | 34 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/05/health/germs-fort-detrick-biohazard.html
Deadly Germ Research Is Shut Down at Army Lab Over Safety Concerns
Problems with disposal of dangerous materials led the government to suspend
research at the military’s leading biodefense center.
By Denise Grady
Aug. 5, 2019
Safety concerns at a prominent military germ lab have led the government to
shut down research involving dangerous microbes like the Ebola virus.
“Research is currently on hold,” the United States A... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 35 And only three days later did the lockdown of the city, and eventually the
entire province, actually begin.
This story has been told repeatedly—and correctly—as an illustration of
what’s wrong with the Chinese system: The secrecy and mania for control
inside the Communist Party lost the government many days during which it
could have put a better plan into place. But many of those recounting China
’s missteps have become just a little bit too smug. |
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发帖数: 9761 | 36 其实也不是你说的这么简单，不提中国国家体制的原因，中国在过去的十年的MISSTEP
很多，尤其是前几年的含铅玩具，有毒宠物饲料...这些都是普通老百姓日常生活息息
相关的，这恶劣影响比什么人权啊西藏啊都大多了，切身体会，上个世纪美国人对中国
印象还可以，但现在普通美国人对中国的厌恶是真厌恶，而且是发自心底的厌恶，而且
认为中国人靠作假作弊夺走了美国人的工作，美国又没有喉舌新华社来引导舆论，卖报
纸卖新闻要迎合大众的，而大众是反感中国的，所以新闻媒体上几乎看不到中国的
任何正面报道，这是一个恶性循环，越抹越黑越反感 |
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发帖数: 1544 | 37 印度，沙特发来贺电
普通老百姓日常生活息息相关的东西印度比中国做的差多了
中东美国的盟友沙特就是皇室独裁，比中国体制落后N倍
但是由于对美国俯首称臣的，所以不被冷眼和抹黑。
毕竟赤裸裸直接歧视不如抹黑容易深入人心，中国做的任何不完美的东西，或不同的都
能成为他人攻击的借口。但是攻击的深层次原因不是体制，也不是腐败，而是中国的崛
起让老牌帝国心里不舒服。
MISSTEP |
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发帖数: 13752 | 38 情人眼里出西施，反过来就是这种情况。中国为美国制造的东西太多了，
有好的就有坏的，iPhone/iPad这样好的算美国品牌，含铅玩具，他们
就忘了也是美国品牌。
美国媒体的问题确实很大，大众自身也有问题，受媒体操控的程度
比较大。最典型的例子，美国媒介鼓动美国民众相信伊拉克有大规模
杀伤武器；否则，伊拉克战争就打不起来。结果呢，美国民众爽了，
军火商发了，但美国自身受伤很大。
MISSTEP |
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发帖数: 26623 | 39 含铅的油漆/水管/汽油在西方国家被禁是从十几年前才开始的.现在你家的水管极有可
能就是铅做的,墙上的漆多半还有铅,因为法律没有要求把旧妇女工资的铅管拆掉,墙上
旧的含铅油漆也不可能铲光.怎么就能对几年前中国的含铅玩具有那么大的道德优越感?
MISSTEP |
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发帖数: 211 | 40 No, It is not a misstep. He has been like this for a long time.
This time the media just dig him out. |
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发帖数: 29846 | 41 Saturday, 31 Dec 2011 12:24 PM
NEW YORK — Boarding an airplane has never been safer.
The past 10 years have been the best in the country's aviation history with
153 fatalities. That's two deaths for every 100 million passengers on
commercial flights, according to an Associated Press analysis of government
accident data.
The improvement is remarkable. Just a decade earlier, at the time the safest
, passengers were 10 times as likely to die when flying on an American plane
. The risk of death was ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 42 By John F. Di Leo
We think of the world of transportation -- especially trucking and
automobile manufacturing -- as being one of the most fundamental of
Democratic Party constituencies. Detroit has long been a party stronghold,
with the UAW and Teamsters among Democrats' most powerful union supporters.
From the worker at the DMV to the driver he licenses, this is one solid
chain of Democrats.
But is this political loyalty deserved today, if indeed it ever was? Since
the Democratic Party was t... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 43 By JEFF ZELENY
¶ SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Mitt Romney fought back a vigorous challenge
from Rick Santorum in Michigan on Tuesday, narrowly carrying his native
state, and won the Arizona primary in a pair of contests that reasserted his
control over the Republican presidential race as it advances to critical
Super Tuesday contests next week.
¶ His victory over Mr. Santorum here in Michigan was far from
commanding, but it was most likely sufficient to dampen the rising clamor
from across the ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 44 Pressure for a European Union plan to recapitalize Spanish banks intensified
Thursday after the Fitch Ratings agency lowered its investment-grade rating
on Spain by three notches, saying European policy missteps have aggravated
the country's economic and financial challenges.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said his government would wait for the
completion of assessments of the country's banking sector before disclosing
an estimate of potential capital needs.
Meantime, key European leaders ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 16594 | 45 很多原因，反正GOP是没问题的，有问题的是天，是地，是DEM。
WASHINGTON -- Republicans across the country were shellshocked as President
Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney in Tuesday’s presidential election,
finishing the race with 332 electoral votes and winning every battleground
state except for North Carolina. The blame game began almost immediately, as
Republicans looked to determine how a vulnerable incumbent like Obama had
found a pathway to reelection.
The evidence behind the president’s victory points toward a stron... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 17225 | 46 Investors Rush to Beat Threat of Higher Taxes
By NATHANIEL POPPER and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
Business owners and investors are rapidly maneuvering to shield themselves
from the prospect of higher taxes next year, a strategy that is sending
ripples across Wall Street and broad areas of the economy.
Daniel Rosenbaum for The New York Times
Kristina Collins, a chiropractor, is monitoring her business income.
Related
Business Chiefs Step Gingerly Into a Thorny Budget Fight (November 12, 2012)
Enlarge Thi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 47 Citi to Cut 11,000 Jobs as New CEO Moves to Slash Costs .
By MATTHIAS RIEKER And SUZANNE KAPNER
Citigroup, under increasing pressure, said it will eliminate 11,000 jobs,
about 4% of its work force, and take a related $1 billion fourth-quarter
charge. Colin Barr reports on Markets Hub.
Citigroup Inc. C +7.33% set plans to cut 11,000 jobs in the giant bank's
first major strategic shift since Michael Corbat succeeded Vikram Pandit as
chief executive in October.
The move, announced Wednesday, is th... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 48 Two weeks into the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, here is
what we know – or at least what we think we know: The terrorist attack was
perpetrated by Chechen national Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother
Dhokhar. Tamerlan was killed during a gun battle with police, while Dhokhar
lies in a hospital bed recovering from wounds sustained during a dramatic
manhunt last week. Three people were killed during the blast and nearly 200
others wounded. Many victims are now without lim... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 49 by Jammie
They claim she was thoroughly vetted. Oops. Now when will Obama be indicted
for fraud?
State health care exchange officials said they had thoroughly vetted
Christa Ann McClure, the Connect for Health Colorado director they placed on
paid administrative leave Tuesday after learning she had been indicted for
stealing from her last employer.
McClure, 51, pleaded not guilty Feb. 6 in federal District Court in
Montana to eight counts of theft and fraud from a nonprofit housing agenc... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 29846 | 50 US and Islamic State: ‘We did see this coming’
By Jonathan S. Landay
McClatchy Washington BureauJuly 24, 2014
Facebook Twitter Google Plus Reddit E-mail Print
Obama Foreign Policy
“What started as a crisis in Syria has become a regional disaster with
serious global implications,” Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., the chairman of the
House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Wednesday. JACQUELYN MARTIN — AP
WASHINGTON — Like the rest of the world, the U.S. government appeared to
have been taken aback last... 阅读全帖 |
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