proven that they are committed to helping us. |
The new reforms have increased the value of the franchise, |
the poster child for mismanagement and corruption. |
The result is huge deficits and fast-growing costs for Albany water ratepayers, |
The securities industry had a very good year during 2005. |
There's going to be the regular scrutiny and judgment of whether a particular company is worth investing in, ... We don't look at the short-term profitability. We look at the long-term integrity. That has to be part of the mix of any review. |
This program of actions is a last resort forced upon us by the continuing failure of the Swiss government to participate in the negotiations or even support an agreement, and by the inability of the Swiss banks to bridge the small gap between them and the class-action plaintiffs, |
Two years ago, the New York Racing Association was a poster child for mismanagement and corruption, ... While much still remains to be done, the result has proven that reform of even a very poorly managed and corrupt agency is possible. |
Two years ago, the New York Racing Association was the poster child for mismanagement and corruption, ... The management at NYRA has completely changed. |
We are troubled by the continuing decrease of the value of our investments in the company and are pleased that management and the board of directors are considering steps to stem the loss of shareholder value, ... However, as long-term investors, we want to be assured that the options are being considered to promote growth and stability in the long-term, and not simply to produce a short-term boost in the stock price. |
We felt we had to be resolute after all this time where we had cooperated and agreed not to impose sanctions or even discuss them, |
We're going to have to restore our business community. We're a very vibrant people. We're the strongest, smartest people in the world and we will rebuild that infrastructure that was lost, |
What this study makes clear is that what the President and Congress have committed so far is just a down payment on what it will take to ensure that the terrorists don't succeed in destroying not just the two towers, but also America's and the world's financial capital. |
When the same person fills both roles, the odds are much less that the board will challenge inappropriate decisions. |
You cannot reduce to dollars and cents the losses New Yorkers have suffered from the vicious World Trade Center attack, just as there is no way to put a dollar value on the heroism and determination of our response, ... But to obtain the resources we will need to rebuild and create a better and stronger New York City, we must try to understand in dollar terms, what the attack cost our economy. |