Because you can absolutely take this, if you will, to the Shariah-compliant bank: What we decide to do about this, or alternatively, fail to do about this, will affect both the quality and, maybe even the very fact, of the lives of our children and our grandchildren.

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"My argument is that even though both sides may have areas of strong disagreement, maybe engaging in activities that the other side considers to be a breach of good faith, we have to push through those things to try to get to an agreement, " he said.

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Now that Argentina has abandoned its fixed currency, officials from both countries are enthusing about the possibilities for reviving Mercosur, and maybe even for a common currency.

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