So, even if Mr David-Weill approves of Mr Wasserstein's overall plan, it is difficult to see how Lazard could find the capital it would need to buy out existing shareholders.
Even in the best of circumstances Mr Hyde's deadline may not be realistic (will the committee have long enough between now and Christmas to accommodate 37 long-winded politicians, even if Mr Hyde sticks to his post-election musing and calls as witnesses only Mr Starr himself and an expert on testimony under oath?).
The former Barclays director David Roberts - a non-exec of Lloyds - would take over as chief executive for an interim period, if Mr Horta-Osorio leaves.
But if not, and if Mr Gomes goes through to the run-offs against Mr da Silva, what then?
Under this scenario, Mr Hollande could stay as party head even if Mr Strauss-Kahn, say, became the official candidate.
Irked, the Obama campaign retorted that if re-elected, Mr Obama had promised to visit Israel in his second term, and that Ronald Reagan never once made it there as president.
If re-elected, Mr Cardoso must seize the opportunity of Brazil's current travails to persuade Congress to sweep away the constitutional entitlements (including automatic transfers to states and municipalities) that have made government spending so tenacious.
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The suspicion was that Arye Deri, the leader of Shas (then part of the Likud coalition), who at the time was facing trial for bribery and fraud, would be pardoned if Mr Bar-On had the job.
Secondly, and perhaps more seriously, he needs to say whether he believes his special adviser, Adam Smith, was being too helpful to News Corp - and if Mr Smith was being too helpful, was he acting on instructions or as a freelancer.
Responding to the report, Mr Straw pointed out that he had put the donation onto the Parliamentary record - if not the register of interests - when answering a question from Mr Wallace in 2006.
But this strategy risks making Mr Poizner appear negative, especially if the polite and more issues-focused Mr Campbell is actually the one to beat.
You might be able to 'save-face' Mr. Noer, if you did an in-depth study on that topic.
If Mr Yilmaz re-embraces Mrs Ciller, he will further erode his own credibility.
If Mr. Strauss-Kahn is innocent, we assume he'd rather clear his name in court than escape accountability by returning to France.
Privilege issues take precedence over all other parliamentary business - so, if Mr Speaker agreed, the matter would be debated as first business the next day.
Behind the scenes, however, there have been some active goings-on: if Mr Beilin's party is able to form Israel's next government, a document containing the basic ingredients of a final agreement will be at its disposal.
Before the trial, the judge cited marital privilege and other laws and ruled the prosecution couldn't ask Ms. Mangan-Valle if she thought Mr. Valle really planned to carry out the plot to kidnap and murder her.
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If Mr Tsvangirai wins - and I am not suggesting that is either likely or certain - and if Zanu-PF claims he has done so because of foreign support, then Zanu-PF's justice minister will not accept the result.
Trent Lott and Pat Robertson may never relent, but most Republicans supported Mr Bush only because he looked like a winner, and they may soon uncover a secret love for campaign-finance reform if Mr McCain can capture that mantle.
At the same time, the mayor has often infuriated the Republican Party, which fumed as he pilloried George Pataki, a Republican, when he stood against Mr Cuomo (after Mr Pataki won, Mr Giuliani had a hard time repairing the relationship), and breathed a sigh of relief when the mayor finally (if half-heartedly) endorsed Mr Dole's candidacy.
If they were all at it - and that is an if - does that mean those calling for Mr Agius or Mr Diamond to go are wrong?
If this can be linked to Turkmenistan, and if Mr Berdymuhammedov can resist Russian arm-twisting, then his country could become a big beneficiary of Russia's strained relations with Ukraine and of the uncertainty bedevilling Afghanistan and the Middle East.
"It is absolutely essential that no state aid is given before it is authorised - if it is authorised - by the European Commission, " Mr Monti said after meetings with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Finance Minister Hans Eichel.
Mr Aznar is loth to make concessions even to the non-violent Basque nationalists, especially if Mr Arzalluz remains their leader.
If Mr Obama is re-elected, he will implement his vast law in full, moving America significantly further towards universal health coverage.
In November's local elections, Quelimane will have the chance to decide if they want to re-elect Mr Araujo for a full-term as mayor.
Another factor pushing Russia into the left-hand squares, if Mr Primakov has his way, is the curbing of the power of Russia's regional leaders.
Even if Mr Sarkozy is re-elected, the risks will not disappear.
"I know I've got a bull's-eye on my back to see if I'm a one-hit wonder, " Mr. Byrd said.
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