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...Some cops have applied for transfers, anxious to be posted anywhere except the five provinces. But the south is Sergeant Marohsae's home, and he won't leave. "Of course we're scared," he admits. But he vows: "We will fight back. We have no other choice." If only he knew whom to fight...
...week to sign the corporate-responsibility bill. O'Neill, Evans and others will attend a series of events promoting good news about the economy. To ward off charges that Bush is lounging on his ranch while the economy burns, he will make trips into the "heartland" to meet with anxious Americans. Topping it off, he will host a day-long economic forum in Waco, Texas...
...Aunt Mildreds, however, seem to be handling these screening hassles with surprising good grace--accepting and even welcoming them as a way of doing their bit in the war against terror. "I'm a little anxious," said Kathy Taggart as she prepared to board a flight to Houston with Samantha, 18 months. "It's my first flight since 9/11. But I'd rather go through this than end up with terrorists on the plane." Cyrus Daruwalla, an accountant from Malaysia, had been selected for screening at every stop on his two-week trip through the U.S. Still, he said...
...smoke and steam into the clear, summer sky. The imposing engine lurched by within feet of us, the wooden bridge shuddering under its weight. The train's handful of North Korean passengers peered down at me quizzically. A few even scrambled to the train's third, and last, car, anxious for a final glimpse of what they thought they saw: a Westerner under armed escort heading for North Korea. I waved to blank stares. But we didn't go any farther than that. Apparently by "North Korean border" my guide meant the halfway point across the Yalu...
...ownership hit a record in May of 7.1 million, or 16% of adults. The harsh reality is that most Europeans need to keep investing. The slowing economy has done nothing to help governments put their retirement systems in order, while tumbling markets have made private companies that much more anxious to get out of the pension business themselves. Staying in the market isn't likely to be much fun for a while, but sticking to these three fundamental principles should make the ups and downs easier: You're right. stocks are risky So why do so many Americans own stock...