Clinton's campaign said on Monday that the arrest and allegations that Hsu engaged in an illegal investment scheme aided the decision to return the funds.
The hesitation of Prime Minister Rajoy to request intervention clearly aided the decision to downgrade, his continued delay risks increasing the possibility of unrest and social discontent as we saw in Greece.
Argentina disposed of Mexico to seal a quarter-final tie against Germany - but Diego Maradona's side were aided by another terrible decision on a day of controversy at the World Cup .
Aided by a growing economy and Mr Zeman's decision to step down at the election in favour of Vladimir Spidla, who is further to the left and younger, the Social Democrats hope to see their modest electoral revival boosted in June.
Pro-lawyer members of Congress are still hoping to pass a law overturning the 2008 Stoneridge decision that rejected lawsuits against companies that perhaps inadvertently aided a manufacturer to pad its earnings numbers.