“Kristen” Steps Down
At a hastily scheduled morning press conference at the headquarters of New York’s exclusive Emperors Club prostitution ring, high priced call girl “Kristen” announced that she would temporarily step aside in the wake of charges that she had engaged in sex with New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.
“I made a serious mistake and betrayed the trust of my co-workers, my many clients, and my pimps,” she said in a quiet voice cracking with emotion. “I will be taking a leave of absence to earn their forgiveness, and redeem myself in the eyes of the entire expensive whore community.”
Read about “Kristen’s” recent announcement.
A Race to the Bottom?
The US Federal Reserve has taken the boldest action since the 1930s, accepting $200bn of housing debt as collateral to prevent an implosion of the mortgage finance industry and head off a full-blown economic crisis.
The Bank of England, the key European central banks, and the Bank of Canada all joined in a co-coordinated move with a mix of policies to halt the downward spiral in the credit markets, expanding on the “shock and awe” tactics used late last year.
The Fed is doing absolutely the right thing by soaking up mortgage debt that nobody else wants. This will have an impact on spreads, but we’re seeing the deflation of a major bubble. The Fed is still going to have to cut interest rates by 75 basis points next week,” he said.
“There is the risk of a very damaging credit contraction. We face the most serious global crisis since the Great Depression. But this time at least the North American central banks are doing their best to stop it spreading to the real economy,” he said.
Read the article here.
Behind the Curtain… Really
A lot of guys try to give the impression that they’re calm and cool, that they can handle the pressure that they think worrying is for wimps.
And the sad part is, the women in their lives sometimes buy this act, or even encourage it. Heck, if he isn’t worried, they can feel calmer, too. Maybe you buy the act because the only time you see emotion in your man is when he’s watching the first round of March Madness, and his bracket is about to go down in flames.
Or maybe it’s because the only time you’ve seen him sweat was when he had to wear a suit to an August wedding. Or maybe it’s because the last time you asked him, “Aren’t you worried?” he responded with a dismissive, “Nah.”
While men pretend that they’re wired with steel cable, not nerves, they have their shakedown moments, too. Here are some of the biggest worries that can weigh on a guy’s mind…
See them at this week’s 3, here.
Beat this, Oprah
An anonymous philanthropist donates 200 human kidneys to hospital
See the amazing video at this week’s 2, here.
In Treatment
On the edge of wetness…from The District Weekly
See the video at this week’s 1, below.
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