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The art of discretion
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Northwestern Financial Review
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August 1, 2008
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We live in a world where thoughtless people share the intimate details of their lives in cell phone conversations loud enough for anyone within earshot to hear. Newspapers publish peoples' salaries, and young women and men commonly walk around with their underwear showing. Let's face it; this is an era where discretion has basically been thrown out the window.
If it wasn't for Chuck Schumer, perhaps you could dismiss me as hopelessly cynical. But the senator from New York proves that I am merely telling it like it is. U.S. Sen. Schumer lacks discretion to the tune of $4 billion to $8 billion. That's how much money the federalization of IndyMac Bank is likely to cost the Deposit Insurance ...
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