And that's because special interests have waged a relentless campaign to thwart even basic, common-sense rules - rules to prevent abuse and protect consumers.
Itis only recently, after all, that the personal testimony of victimsof the even longer-lasting and more brutal conflict in south Sudanhas begun to emerge, with the help of Western writers.
With the brutal real estate market causing owners to lose their buildings to their lenders, more professionals like Hoffman are being tapped to look after properties until they can be resold.
'he's getting on towards the end of his time wi' me, 'added the dairyman, with a phlegm which unconsciously was brutal;' and so I suppose he is beginning to see about his plans elsewhere. '.
As firms grapple with a brutal economic downturn, they are taking a long, hard look at the resources they devote to everything from supporting charities to making their activities carbon-neutral.