Time was running short, with Borders set to address a bankruptcy judge early Thursday to seek approval of Mr. Najafi's bid and procedures for an auction next week.

WSJ: Borders on Brink of Liquidation

Sergio Cofferati, head of Italy's biggest trade-union federation, is not dead set against part-time work and short-term contracts.

ECONOMIST: A survey of Italy

An Israeli strike may set back the Iranian program by some short period of time.

WSJ: Eliot A. Cohen: There Are Only Two Choices Left on Iran

If they have incredible endurance and try to outlast their opponents, set a negotiating time period that is forced to be very short because of external circumstances or plane flights.

FORBES: Musashi-Style Negotiations In Business - Set The Game Board Before The Battle Begins

With Congress set to adjourn next week for the election season, time is short to work out the details of the plan and get it passed.

BBC: Will the bail-out work?

With the two-hour time limit coming up, the race looked set to finish two laps short of the scheduled 61 as the drivers finally got the go-ahead to continue racing.

CNN: F1: Vettel triumphs in Singapore

John McCain, you know, has a significant disagreements with him, particularly with foreign policy and you know, he set out right last night, and you know we have a very short time between now and the conventions and ultimately now and November.

NPR: Obama Re-Writes History, Clinches Party Nomination

Sources tell TIME that Clinton and his advisers had practiced a dozen set-pieces--short speeches about the ideological vendetta of the Paula Jones lawyers, appeals to Americans' sense of privacy and fair play--and that he treated the prosecutors like reporters at a press conference, ignoring their questions when it suited him, making sure to get his message out.

CNN: There's Something About Linda

What won't stimulate the economy in the short term is the creation of a Small Business Bank since that will take some time - perhaps 18 months - to set up.

BBC: What is Vince Cable's 'Plan V'?