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Dante once said that the hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.
"this isn't only a problem for people like me. Journalists and broadcasters who've been pushed out of mainstream outlets over their views have, in...
SMART technology explained. 'Self Monitoring And Reporting Technology'. That dumb phone you used to have is now looking really UNDER APPRECIATED!
In a letter to Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-OK) last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the provision that ultimately became...
I am not an employee, I don't do self check-out! And if forced to, a lemon would a less than a fair trade off! And always pay with CASH. Cash is...
Privatisation of public infrastructure has exasperated the problems here in Australia. To build another power station costs the private companies...
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We expressly hold that the “business of banking” is not limited to the enumerated powers in § 24 Seventh and that the Comptroller therefore has discretion to authorize activities beyond those specifically enumerated. The exercise of the Comptroller’s discretion, however, must be kept within reasonable bounds. Ventures distant from dealing in financial investments—for example, operating a general travel agency—may exceed those bounds.
What a mamby-pamby, piece-of-crap ruling. Go ahead and do whatever you want, but please stay reasonable about it. How did that work out?