As they scramble to meet Wall Street's demands and pay down debts accrued from earlier consolidation sprees, many news organisations are in denial about two unsettling facts.

当他们挤破头来满足华尔街的条件，来偿还先前的合并潮欠下的债务之时，许多新闻机构还在否认两个令人不安的事实。

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Paying Off Debts Is Painful and Demands Sacrifice.

还债是痛苦的，而且要作出牺牲。

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However, Dr Murray's apparent success was blighted by outstanding debts and tax demands.

BBC: Profile: Dr Conrad Murray

There are demands for a write-off, as well as for Russia's debts to the West to be offset by notional loans made long ago to Soviet satellite states such as Vietnam, or by the energy debts accumulated more recently by nearby countries such as Ukraine.

ECONOMIST: Russian debt: Promises, promises | The