Posted by pkrf1end, at 11:54AM 10/11/08 and by 1 others:
Phils go up 2-0 on Dodgers behind Myers (AP)
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Brett Myers stood on first base, shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders. He couldnt explain his hitting success, and no one ever expected it. Myers did better at the plate than on the mound, going 3-for-3 with three RBIs, and Shane Victorino drove in four runs as the Philadelphia Phillies overcame another homer by Manny Ramirez to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 Friday for a 2-0 lead in the...
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Posted by BAHRAMERAD, at 04:10AM 10/09/08 and by 1 others:
GRAND THEFT _ ‘Looting’ of Iran’s central bank assets
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We are worried that Mr Bahmani may be too soft vis-à-vis the government,” said one banker.The government recently urged parliament to grant $15bn (€11bn, £8.6bn) from the fund to recapitalise state-owned banks.Mr Mazaheri put in place what he called “six locks” on the treasury – barriers to limit banks access to central bank funds – in his one year in office.“People’s money should be distinguished from the government’s money ... money with banks does not belong to the government, [rather] it belongs to depositors,” Mr Mazaheri said and reminded the government that “creating jobs through injecting money is a mirage”.
He accused the government of fanning inflation, which stands at 27.6 per cent, by injecting cash, while “all people know the government is able to decrease inflation”.
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