(Wall Street Journal, 2/24/11)
- アイルランド人、自国の経済が苦しくなってくると「国を捨てて出てゆく」という伝統(?)を発揮。(記事の中のグラフがこれまたすごくて、必見。)
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Prompt Brent markets have also flipped into slight backwardation, a trend we expect to continue in the short term, if sourcing immediate supplies is the concern. Moreover, the time taken to bring those Saudi barrels to the market is likely to be significantly longer compared to the ongoing Libyan production. Thus, the concept of a barrel for barrel replacement is not a correct one.
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"We don't need the African Union ... In Egypt, was the African Union there? Was there a panel of heads of state there? It was the Egyptians that chased Mubarak out .... Gbagbo isn't stronger than Mubarak," said Soro. "The people of Ivory Coast need to do launch their own revolution."
「アフリカ連合が来てくれる必要などない。エジプトにアフリカ連合が出ていったか?他のアフリカ諸国のトップ達があの場にいたか?ムバラクを追い出したのはエジプト人達だ。Gbagboはムバラクほど強くはない。コートジボワール国民は自らの手で革命を起こす必要があるのだ。」
That view is one shared by many Copts, who account for some 10 percent of Egyptians. They say Mubarak and his Cabinet are being made to answer for past wrongs. But they also worry that Islamist groups long suppressed by the Egyptian government will gain enough power to turn Egypt into a fundamentalist state — subject to Islamic laws and hostile toward religious minorities like the Copts.
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration unveiled a proposal Friday for winding down mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, spelling out three options for what could take their place and setting the stage for a debate over the nation's $10.6 trillion mortgage market.
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