"In consultation with the president, the secretary of the Treasury, on the recommendation of the Federal Reserve and FDIC, determined that open bank assistance was necessary to avoid serious adverse effects on economic conditions and financial stability, " FDIC chairwoman Sheila Bair said in statement.

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This seeks to win over the population by assuring their security, creating the conditions for stability and isolating militants.

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Apparently they figured sub-zero nighttime temperatures and treacherous road conditions are ideal for showing off the stability management technology in their 911, Panamera and Cayenne variants.

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"We don't have any specific research comparing SUVs with and without electronic stability control in winter-road conditions, " says Rader.

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Under the OMT, the ECB pledged to purchase government bonds of peripheral Eurozone nations in unlimited quantities on the secondary market to keep borrowing costs down, so long as the debtor nations first applied for assistance from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and agreed to the attendant conditions.

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They agreed the terms and conditions of how to enlarge the firepower of the bailout fund, the European Financial Stability Facility, to somewhere between 830bn euros and 1.25tn euros.

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The efforts of the United Nations system towards the universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, contribute to the stability and well-being necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations, and to improved conditions for peace and security as well as social and economic development, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations.

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