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...British may be critical in negotiations later with Germany, France and other nations. Members of the European Community, alarmed by the overwhelming strength of American, United and Delta, have begun to consider consolidating future talks with the U.S. on landing rights and routes in order to drive a harder bargain...
...while the U.S. government spent $27.6 billion on civilian research last year, the largest annual investment ever made by any country, there is a growing sense that something is wrong with the scientific bargain. AIDS remains incurable, and tuberculosis is returning. The economy is floundering as sophisticated consumer goods all seem to be stamped MADE IN JAPAN. The payback from the space shuttle seems tiny compared with the billions of dollars it burns up. Says Walter Massey, director of the National Science Foundation: "The public hears that we're No. 1 in science, and they want to know why that...
...Active management goes for 40 to 50 basispoints," the source continued. "I don't think $24million is out of line...[Calling it] a bargain ismaybe going...
...problem is the law of unintended consequences; if it is easier to get a loan, colleges may feel free to raise their tuitions even higher. Wealthy parents will be able to borrow at bargain rates. Poorer parents, meanwhile, may be tempted to borrow more than they ever expect to repay; the default rate on government-backed loans is roughly 22% and bound to rise. As for outright federal grants, many more families will be eligible. But Congress has not set aside enough money to cover everyone and so is cutting the maximum grant amount. Neither the states nor the colleges...
Falco argues persuasively that tilting the balance back to education and treatment would substantially cut the number of cocaine and heroin addicts. Even if that required higher initial spending, it would be a bargain when lower crime and health-care costs are counted in -- to say nothing of reduced human misery. But treatment is only part of her notion of a drug war that starts in the classrooms. Too bad that in her view it generally begins on the wrong foot. While Washington offers American schools $500 million each year to adopt drug-use-prevention programs, school officials...