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Exhibit 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

		Six Months ended June 30, 2009			Six Months ended June 30, 2008			Year Ended December 31,
								2008			2007			2006		2005		2004
		(in thousands)
Earnings:
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	90,252		$	(14,884	)	$	(188,157	)	$	(2,705	)	$	72,850	$	70,866	$	54,167
	Plus: Fixed charges		136,605			138,325			278,465			75,331			53,037		54,236		52,036
	Plus: Amortization of capitalized interest(a)		—			—			—			—			—		—		—
	Less: Interest capitalized(a)		—			—			—			—			—		—		—
	Less: Preference security dividends		(15,484	)		(6,482	)		(17,940	)		(960	)		—		—		—
Total earnings		$	211,373		$	116,959		$	72,368		$	71,666		$	125,887	$	125,102	$	106,203
Fixed charges:
	Total interest expense, including amortization of debt discount and issuance costs(b)	$	104,770		$	112,953		$	224,334		$	50,016		$	29,845	$	30,427	$	28,147
	Interest capitalized(a)		—			—			—			—			—		—		—
	Estimated interest within rent expense(c)		16,351			18,890			36,191			24,355			23,192		23,809		23,889
	Preference security dividends		15,484			6,482			17,940			960			—		—		—
Total fixed charges		$	136,605		$	138,325		$	278,465		$	75,331		$	53,037	$	54,236	$	52,036
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(d)			1.55			0.85			0.26			0.95			2.37		2.31		2.04

(a)

De minimis for all periods presented.

(b)

Excludes interest expense on uncertain tax positions which the Registrant has elected to treat as a component of income tax expense.

(c)

The Registrant determined that ¹/3 of rent expense represents a reasonable approximation of the interest component.

(d)

For the six months ended June 30, 2008, and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $21,366,000, $206,097,000 and $3,665,000, respectively.

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Exhibit 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS