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...A more casual dress code in DC has actually been endorsed by majority leader Chuck Schumer....
...president on Wednesday to great fanfare, kicking off a busy schedule that will include a meeting with UK prime minister Boris Johnson, the G7 summit in Cornwall and tea at Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth II...
...It is tempting when objects are inexpensive to chuck any old thing in the basket (I’ve been guilty of this in the past), but try to be mindful: shop for pieces you know you won’t tire of easily....
...In Japan, it was a gift offered to emperors; during the reign of Charles II, iced drinks were the preserve of an elite who had it brought down from the Alps by donkey....
...But if economic data continues to worsen and exacerbates the spreading pessimism, his comments may well turn out to be this cycle’s version of Citi’s Chuck Prince....
...But the launch of Vision Fund II was more notable for what information was missing, rather than for the list of high-profile names....
...Mifid II jonathan.ford@ft.com UK retail jonathan.eley@ft.com...
...Microsoft said this week it was “dismayed” by a practice that it said ran counter to “a fundamental tenet of American policy and law since the end of World War II”....
...The Mooch has donated to Democrats including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer....
...That includes donations to Democrats such as former president Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer....
...The North American Soccer League, a Division II men’s league that operates in smaller US markets, is crying foul at proposed rules it believes will block its attempts to advance to Division I status....
...Jordan’s King Abdullah II held discussions with the US and Nato allies on the sidelines of the summit on how best to combat Isis, according to two people familiar with the meetings....
...We chuck the snap or the selfie into the brimming e-bin of images and immediately its uniqueness is lost in the crowd. In minutes the face, if transmitted on Snapchat, will auto-liquidate....
...The original is in Latin, so let the tartan whisperer translate: “If the king is rubbish we’ll chuck him out.”...
...They want to chuck in their London City jobs and have a real lifestyle change.” Appealing though Scilly life sounds, there are some serious, practical challenges to overcome....
...Prince Khaled’s dismissal comes ahead of a visit by Chuck Hagel, US defence secretary, to finalise a multibillion-dollar arms deal with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Israel....
...Obama II may be no more likely to get more legislation passed than Obama I....
...No wonder then that it only took until July 2009 to get the duct tape out, i.e. release “enhancements” to Basel II, commonly known as “Basel 2.5″....
...So if the bank chief in the mould of Sir Fred at RBS, Dick Fuld at Lehman Brothers and Chuck Prince at Citigroup has been broken, then so much the better. More sobriety is welcome....
...It’s a pity there is not more on Japanese animation, but Disney, Pixar and company – and, further back, the likes of Chuck “Bugs Bunny” Jones – are wonderfully well served....
...So there you are – chuck this stuff into the pension funds and/or Asian sovereign wealth funds....
...Act II. Manhattan. Sandy, his belongings in a bundle on a stick, crosses the Brooklyn Bridge to seek his fortune....
...Chris Van Hollen, a congressman from Maryland, and New York senator Chuck Schumer are considering legislation that would bar US subsidiaries of foreign companies – groups ranging from Nestlé to GlaxoSmithKline...
...At the suburban malls on a humid Saturday afternoon locals vie to park their SUVs as close as possible to the Target and Best Buy outlets, and queue for tables at Chuck E. Cheese’s and Applebee’s....
...Now we have Basel II and a Half and sundry other things....
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