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Now that sex addiction has found its poster child in Tiger Woods, more people are familiar with the affliction. Yet how it's treated remains a mystery to many.
Curiosity about just what goes on at a sex addiction clinic inspired one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the news.
If you have your own news-related question that you'd like to see answered by an AP reporter or editor, send it to newsquestions@ap.org, with "Ask AP" in the subject line. And please include your full name and hometown so they can be published with your question.
You can also find Ask AP on AP Mobile, a multimedia news service available on Internet-enabled cell phones. Go to http://www.apnews.com/ to learn more.
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Was IceSave, the Iceland-based Internet bank that collapsed in 2008, in any way backed by the home government? Were deposits insured? Will the recent "no" referendum vote to reimburse depositors in England and the Netherlands through new taxes on Icelanders really prevent such taxes from being imposed?
Edward Hamilton
Seymore, Tenn.
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All domestic deposits of Icesave, and its parent Landsbanki, were guaranteed under Icelandic law. However, that guarantee did not extend to foreigners with deposits in Icesave. When the bank collapsed (along with most of Iceland's banking sector), Britain and the Netherlands agreed to loan Iceland the money to compensate savers in their countries. Those depositors lost more than $5 billion.
The recent "no" vote rejects a repayment deal for the loan that had been approved by the Icelandic Parliament, but it doesn't get Iceland out of repaying Britain and the Netherlands altogether. Iceland has stressed it will live up to its obligations, particularly as it probably won't receive much-needed money from the International Monetary Fund to fix its broken economy until the matter is resolved.
The next step is for the three countries to return to the negotiating table to find a repayment plan that will be acceptable to opposition parties — and the public — in Iceland. That's likely to include a lighter interest rate on the repayments, which would ease some of the tax burden on ordinary Icelanders.
Jane Wardell
AP Writer
London
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I have noticed several celebrities linked to sex addiction recently, most notably Tiger Woods. For those who enter sex addiction clinics, what sort of treatment do they receive?
Bill Mahl
Peoria, Ill.
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Curiosity about just what goes on at a sex addiction clinic inspired one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the news.
If you have your own news-related question that you'd like to see answered by an AP reporter or editor, send it to newsquestions@ap.org, with "Ask AP" in the subject line. And please include your full name and hometown so they can be published with your question.
You can also find Ask AP on AP Mobile, a multimedia news service available on Internet-enabled cell phones. Go to http://www.apnews.com/ to learn more.
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Was IceSave, the Iceland-based Internet bank that collapsed in 2008, in any way backed by the home government? Were deposits insured? Will the recent "no" referendum vote to reimburse depositors in England and the Netherlands through new taxes on Icelanders really prevent such taxes from being imposed?
Edward Hamilton
Seymore, Tenn.
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All domestic deposits of Icesave, and its parent Landsbanki, were guaranteed under Icelandic law. However, that guarantee did not extend to foreigners with deposits in Icesave. When the bank collapsed (along with most of Iceland's banking sector), Britain and the Netherlands agreed to loan Iceland the money to compensate savers in their countries. Those depositors lost more than $5 billion.
The recent "no" vote rejects a repayment deal for the loan that had been approved by the Icelandic Parliament, but it doesn't get Iceland out of repaying Britain and the Netherlands altogether. Iceland has stressed it will live up to its obligations, particularly as it probably won't receive much-needed money from the International Monetary Fund to fix its broken economy until the matter is resolved.
The next step is for the three countries to return to the negotiating table to find a repayment plan that will be acceptable to opposition parties — and the public — in Iceland. That's likely to include a lighter interest rate on the repayments, which would ease some of the tax burden on ordinary Icelanders.
Jane Wardell
AP Writer
London
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I have noticed several celebrities linked to sex addiction recently, most notably Tiger Woods. For those who enter sex addiction clinics, what sort of treatment do they receive?
Bill Mahl
Peoria, Ill.
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