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...each of which has declared adherence to principles of sovereign equality and noninterference in the internal affairs of member states. Might they become a federation, in which the republics yield some coordinating economic authority to a central government, or a confederation, an alliance, some sort of cooperative? Will they adopt a cooler, well-machined nationalism in the style of Western Europe? Or revert to the atavistic warring tribalism that threatens Yugoslavia...
NATURE Zoos adopt a two-bit way to save the rain forests...
...consumers, but fortunately it is very low: only about 11 cents for every $100 worth of groceries, according to government estimates. Even the most conservative projections place the potential benefit from reduced medical costs and increased productivity at $3.6 billion. If everyone who reads labels were to adopt a healthier diet, the savings could jump to more than $100 billion...
Greater use of charge cards naturally stimulates spending, since cash at hand is not an issue. Fast-food customers, for example, spend twice as much on average when they use a credit card. Supermarkets report an even bigger increase. Families trying to adopt more sensible spending habits will soon be fighting temptation at every turn. In fact, if the card companies prove adept in meeting their goals, they may persuade Americans to loosen up on their wallets and give new meaning to the term cashless society...
...last week formally invited Gorbachev to meet with them immediately afterward. He will then make his pitch for massive aid, and the seven undoubtedly will press him for assurances of fundamental change. They probably will get unsatisfactory answers -- except in the unlikely event that they can persuade him to adopt Yeltsin's program...