Finally, after weeks of internal wrangling, the president declared a bold vision of a democratic state in Palestine -- but there is evidently no serious intention to follow through, especially in pushing for the all-important Palestinian security restructuring.
But loans can be packaged into bundles and resold as securities, or restructured individually to produce a higher return.
Two different methods, based upon locational marginal price and congestion rent, are proposed in order to mitigate transmission congestion and to increase security in restructured power systems.
The largest single contribution, $1 million, went to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a business-backed group that has lobbied for a so-called grand bargain on closing the deficit, restructuring Social Security and closing tax loopholes.
While no legislation is expected to move this year on restructuring Social Security to create private accounts, Democrats assert that Mr. Bush has clearly committed himself to the idea and sooner or later will push it.
The disappearance of a laptop computer with highly sensitive files about weapons proliferation from the State Department is prompting the agency to consider restructuring its security system, a senior official said.
Turning to his demand for greater control of migration from the EU, the prime minister recognised that restructuring social security and welfare benefits could pose problems for other member states.
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Restructuring social security systems is fundamental to fiscal progress.
Although Republican opposition to extending the payroll tax cut may represent little more than knee-jerk opposition to any Democratic initiative, at least some conservatives have long been uncomfortable with cutting the payroll tax without fundamentally restructuring Social Security at the same time.
Added to the mix is about £44 billion of commercial mortgage-backed securities to be restructured and sold.
