Word: airing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think finding a cheap air fare today is a chore, try lining up a freebie. Last year the airlines awarded 2 trillion new frequent-flyer miles--triple the number handed out a decade ago--yet they haven't expanded the number of available free seats anywhere near that fast. It's no wonder America's 57 million frequent flyers are having a tougher time than ever taking off for nothing...
...these may be full of hot air. Modem technology has a habit of improving beyond what anyone thought possible, and satellite's competitors--digital phone lines and cable modems--are getting cheaper and better, making it unlikely that most city dwellers will opt for satellite or blimp connections anytime soon. How well ventures like Teledesic, Globalstar and Iridium will do depends largely on the answer to one question: Are they offering something radically new, or just another incremental feature for an existing technology...
...process no one can control, toward resolutions no one can assure. There are Republicans looking for treasure down here--political power embedded for years to come. And there are Democrats looking for someone to blame. But for the rest of us, there is too little light, too little air, no compass, no ropes: this is not a spectator sport. We just want someone to show...
There are some who are bothered that what started out as a publicity stunt--Tuttle ran in part to promote the movie, which will air nationally on PBS next month--has subverted the electoral process. Some think Tuttle may eventually drop out. (Every time he says he'll stay in the race, Tuttle looks at O'Brien much as a child would at a stage mother). No one expects Tuttle to beat the popular Leahy, who is most worried about justifying his $500,000 war chest against Tuttle's pledge to spend just $251, one for each Vermont town...
Afghan experts in the region say Iran has three military options: launching a punitive air strike; giving solid backup to 4,000 anti-Taliban rebels who have regrouped near the border; or going for an all-out offensive against the Taliban forces in a drive to besieged Shi'ite areas 400 miles away. History has never been kind to those who invade Afghanistan, however. U.S. intelligence officials strongly doubt that Iran can mobilize 200,000 troops for the promised maneuvers, and few in the country have the heart for another...