Mr. DeSeve was also Special Assistant to the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Director of Finance for the City of Philadelphia.

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He suggested that they might select a hospital officer or assistant governor to befriend the prisoner concerned and cultivate a relationship with him with a view to persuading him to end his protest.

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Yet, according to Guy Debelle, assistant governor of the RBA, low-doc loans still account for almost 10 percent of new loans and almost half of all new home owners are opting to not make any principal repayments.

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Mr. Lindsey, a former Federal Reserve governor and assistant to President George W. Bush for economic policy, is president and CEO of the Lindsey Group.

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