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...have to cut a deal with the proud, well-organized, not so powerful Kurds. (If the Kurds are given an excuse to declare their independence, both Turkey and Iran--countries with large, freedom-seeking Kurdish populations--will be destabilized, and a Turkish invasion of northern Iraq is a good bet.) Even if there is an accord between the Shi'ites and the Kurds, the two will then have to find a place for the Sunnis, who have been the ruling class in Iraq since the Ottoman Empire. The U.S. is not well-placed to mediate these negotiations. As of last...
...munis up to about $100,000, the most cost-effective route to safety and diversification is a well-run, low-cost mutual fund. Some good choices are in the box at left. For bigger portfolios, it pays to buy (and therefore control) your muni bonds directly. Your best bet is to work through a financial adviser...
...wasn't a crazy bet thinking Bush could muscle his full plate of tax breaks into law. Even though tax fights are notoriously sticky, Bush won 62 votes in the Senate for his $1.35 trillion package in 2001 when he had a far lower approval rating and lingering Democratic animosity over the closely fought election. But the president's popularity has its limits, and his muscle does too. When Grassley said the chances weren't great for passage of the dividend tax elimination, the president personally leaned on him in a meeting at the White House. "He's back...
...good bet may be freshman Javier Castellanos, who allowed just three hits in 5.1 innings of relief at Brown last Monday. Senior Matt Self, junior Jason Brown and freshman Wes Cosgriff are also possibilities...
Though many referred to Bergson as “Honest Abe” behind his back, Marshall I. Goldman, a former student, recalled a bet among his fellow graduate students about who would be the first to call the esteemed professor “Abe” in person...