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...cover the tax bill - and Young says the current debate is useful for bringing the issue to national attention. In France, Benoîte Taffin of the tax lobby group Contribuables Associés is less optimistic. She worries that the Finance Ministry may be just floating a trial balloon, and will now back away from even a "timid" change. As for Italy, the Prodi campaign promise to reinstate inheritance tax has so far not become a reality. The fragile coalition government disagrees over whether or not to make the issue a priority, and, if so, at what level...
During this hospital stay--unlike the three previous ones--Rusty did not bring the kids to see her. For Mother's Day, though, the four boys and Mary brought her a heart-shaped helium balloon and Russell Stover chocolates with a rose on the box. On a concoction of Haldol and antidepressants, she had improved marginally. She remained on 15-minute suicide checks, and she mostly stayed in her room. But for the first time, when Saeed asked if she was having suicidal thoughts, she answered...
...Trail Sharpshooter skirmish lines El Pozo Hill Aguadores River San Juan River To El Caney Gatling guns Trail Road Observation balloon Factory Blockhouse Barbed wire U.S. artillery Cavalry units Spanish retreat...
...month to the next. For example, thanks largely to Fed hikes, the average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage currently stands at 6.6%, according to Freddie Mac, up from 5.7% this time last year. Folks who have adjustable-rate mortgages tend to be especially hard hit, as payments balloon ? and more defaults follow. On the other hand, if you're a saver, you'll start seeing bigger interest payments on savings accounts, CDs and money markets. To be clear, though, no decision has yet been made about where rates are headed. This week's hoopla is all reaction...
...unblinking, gritty style is quickly turning him into the country's most courageous social filmmaker. Poverty, censorship, the justice system, women's rights - the subjects he tackles read like a list of hot-button issues guaranteed to tick off the authorities. In his 1995 feature debut The White Balloon, a little girl out to buy a goldfish is preyed upon by hustlers trying to separate her from her cash. The Circle (2000) explores the intertwining stories of different women, all victims of a sexist society. And Crimson Gold (2003) is an exposé of economic inequality wrapped in a crime...