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...coast of China, which they are not allowed to leave except in exchange for a concession (an apology). Is it unreasonable to assume that the only thing keeping them from being "hostages" is that (a) our government knows America can better do without Iranian pistachios than without a billion-plus Chinese consumers and (b) our media are afraid to say otherwise...
...always marked by opposition, particularly in light of the recent 3.5 percent tuition hike, this increase is a valuable one of which the effects will be immediately visible. Most undergraduates may not know where their $34,269 per year goes, especially in the context of Harvard's $19 billion-plus endowment, but they will be able to observe first-hand the results of more money for their on-campus organizations. Furthermore, the fee is optional, and students who choose not to pay it are by no means required...
That may sound like Tom Daschle's warning cry about what will happen to America if President Bush's tax cuts become law. But critics charge that it's also what happened to Texas after Governor Bush's tax cuts became law there. They say the nearly $3 billion-plus in tax reductions the Governor steered through the legislature in 1997 and 1999 have left the state facing a potential $700 million shortfall...
...expanding list of pageants is spurred and sponsored by cosmetics companies eager to tap into the $1 billion-plus Indian market. The search for Miss Monsoon, for instance, was funded by American Dreams, which sells "fine fragrances from the U.S.A." It is these vendors, say cynics, who have put the spotlight on Indian beauty. With millions of Indians tuning in for live broadcasts of competitions featuring their countrywomen, the pageant scene is an advertiser's dream. "I am not getting paranoid about an international conspiracy, but it obviously helps the cosmetics giants to have India associated with beauty," says novelist...
...consumer fraud, federal lawyers will invoke the federal civil racketeering statute and ask for $25 billion to recoup taxpayer dollars spent to cover smoking-related health-care costs for veterans, military personnel, federal employees and the elderly through Medicare payments. Although under the law an award could be triple that if the feds can get a jury to see things their way, even $75 billion seems suspiciously like small potatoes compared to the $240 billion settlement the states got and the $500 billion-plus proposal that John McCain wanted...