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...spurned Thailand may seem obvious to a lot of Americans?"you're not on our border," one U.S. Treasury Department official supposedly told the Thais. But for a country that had followed the global financial rules as dictated by Washington?opening itself up to large capital flows from abroad, only to get hammered as that same money flew back out in a matter of days?the truth hurt in ways that most Americans still don't get. The perception was that the U.S. would prop up another nation if threatened with a massive wave of illegal immigration, but otherwise cared...
...woman. It becomes a book about family history, class struggle, guilt and forgiveness. Charmingly drawn, from the vibrant colors of the French countryside to the dreary suburbs of Paris, and filled with endearing characters, Larcenet's Ordinary Victories has all the attraction and dislocation of a trip abroad...
...lesbian tourists accounted for more than 10% of the $88 billion Americans spent abroad last year. Yet they feel most unwelcome closest to home-in the Caribbean, which, despite its relaxed image in TV ads, has been rife with homophobic acts, like the stabbing last year of a gay activist in Jamaica. The Cayman Islands has turned away gay cruises in recent years, and travel agents often remind gay couples to avoid public affection or face fines and harassment on islands like Barbados, where homosexuality is outlawed. In March passengers on a gay cruise from Miami were barred from disembarking...
...these days-down to McCall's Family Restaurant for lunch or up to Edens Quick Check for some gossip-faces light up as the mayor and the police chief turn up, making their daily rounds. But like the estimated 226,000 other weekend soldiers who have returned from service abroad since the 9/11 attacks, Bradford's men came home to new and jumbled emotions as well as huge celebrations. The mayor, his own business near bankruptcy because of his absence, is edgy and angry. The police chief, his hands noticeably shaky, fears he is quicker on the draw. Their wives...
According to Coatsworth, the CEA will also focus next year on developing guidelines for the approval of credit for study done abroad and “for deciding what gets on the transcript...