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Seaney of Farecompare.com expects most major carriers to jump on board with American's new plan. But "they'll probably let American stew for a couple days" to avoid the brunt of the consumer backlash, he says. United and Delta say they are considering similar charges; Continental declined to comment on American's plan. Southwest Airline - one carrier that is feeling relatively less of the pain, having locked in 70% of its 2008 oil supply at $51 a barrel - said it had "no plans" to institute a bag fee. But even Southwest expects to pay $800 million more in fuel...
...person with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), I am outraged that TIME would regard Bob and Suzanne Wright as heroes. Their group, Autism Speaks, which does not have one person with an ASD on its board, has joined with Cure Autism Now as part of a campaign to wipe ASDs out. asds are not diseases, and I think I speak for many when I say that we are happy the way we are. Autism is a genetic difference in the same vein as skin color, gender and other such categories. Phil Gluyas, Victoria, Australia...
...rice and expensive now on world markets at about $350 a ton, wheat in Australia is attracting new growers. "Some are looking at putting wheat in this year instead of restocking on cattle - because it's cheaper and because they can get a better return," says the Australian Wheat Board's Peter McBride. If the wheat belt gets average rainfall between now and the end of the year, industry insiders believe Australia's next crop will be its largest ever...
...unions, interest groups, party fund raisers, national committeemen and -women, elected officials and of course the remaining superdelegates - one by one, they are moving in Obama's direction, both because the outcome is no longer in doubt and because no one wants to be the last to come on board. Party fund raisers started this process last week; others will follow in the next two weeks. The intramural animus of April and early May could seem like ancient history by late June...
...government may find a Hizballah-dominated Lebanon hard to swallow. Disarming Hizballah and securing Lebanon's independence from Syrian and Iranian influence was one of the Bush administration's major Middle East policies; it garnered broad support among European governments, including France, that were not on board in Iraq. Nor will Israel be keen to live with the fact that its most formidable adversary is now in de facto control of almost an entire country, with a sophisticated banking system, an international airport and a varied mountainous terrain in which to train and prepare for war. But Israel and America...