VD weekend update

2-14-2010—Wall Street tactics akin to the ones that fostered subprime mortgages in America have worsened the financial crisis shaking Greece and undermining the euro by enabling European governments to hid their mounting debts. NYT A1

--As a former-student athlete at Binghamton, I am dismayed at the negative publicity brought upon the university by its athletic department. But I am equally dismayed that the SUNY board would try to mitigate the negative effects by paying $913,000 Skadden Arps for its report on the scandal. NYT SP5

2-13-2010—As Chine builds a vast network of fast trains, the US falls further behind. NYT B1