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...Freddie Scappaticci, a former senior member of the IRA’s “nutting squad” tasked with dispatching informants with a bullet to the head, is widely accepted as having been Stakeknife. He died last year....
...So began the era of the rock ’n’ Rolls-Royce....
...With producer Andrew Watt on guitar, Duff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses on bass and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers on drums, the songs are punchy and crisp....
...But the dominant tone is prudishness — a fleeting gimp mask aside, few tales of sex, drugs and rock’n’roll have so earned their 12A certificate. ★★☆☆☆...
...The first concert held at London’s Olympic stadium would see Aussie rock veterans AC/DC join forces with new frontman Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses, sitting in for the group’s hearing-impaired singer Brian Johnson...
...abps at 141.88bp Markit iTraxx Europe n/abps at 128.27bp Markit iTraxx Xover n/abps at 531.01bp Markit CDX IG -0.3bps at 85.2bp Sources: FT, Bloomberg, Markit...
...“Time” is in years since last success, “n” is the number of attempted comebacks, and “money” is in million pounds … (talent+dignity)/time (raised to the power of n): (legacy+nostalgia)/money Would-be...
...special attention from the Fed, according to the WSJ: Fresh Scrutiny of BofA U.S. regulators have pushed Bank of America Corp. to show what measures it could take if conditions worsen for the Charlotte, N.C...
...I spy a Freddie Mercury impersonator thrusting a vacuum cleaner to the strains of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”....
..., BUT WILL EXCLUDE FANNIE N>, FREDDIE N> AND U.S....
...Some lines are quite good: “Too many chiefs and not enough Indians/ I was only ever one of your minions”, but the chorus deteriorates into spelling out r-e-d-u-n-d-a-n-t, which doesn’t slip off the tongue...
...The US government has already nationalised two vast financial companies that were more important to the economy than all but a small elite of big banks – the mortgage agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
...(How about AIG, Fannie, Freddie and IndyMac?)...
...In 2004, the rock giants Queen took the decision to reform, more than a decade after the death of charismatic lead singer Freddie Mercury in 1991....
...Senate Banking Committee announced on Monday that they have a deal that will create a multi-billion dollar mortgage rescue fund and a new regulator for Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Freddie...
...But banks have still been making loans and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have stepped in to pick up some of the slack....
...It has more than its share of cliché, of factual errors (Mike Tyson didn’t break Frans Botha’s arm) and even spelling mistakes (‘Phlip Nadu’s’ name is really Phillip N’dou)....
...“Or a classic band like Guns N’ Roses,” quipped another youthful attendee at the event that raised money for the Teenage Cancer Trust....
...Both Fannie Mae N> and Freddie Mac N> called the House vote an “important step,” saying they looked forward to seeing a bipartisan bill signed into law....
...Andy Raynor, chief executive of accountancy Tenon November 4th: Readers’ Questions Q....
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