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...spank or not to spank? That's a question every parent of an occasionally recalcitrant child has to decide. There comes a point when gentle admonishment seems a waste of breath, and a stern warning, withheld treat or outright bribe may not even turn the tide. At that point, some parents resort to a swift smack on the backside - though child-care experts increasingly frown on the idea. And parents traveling with children should know that laws against corporal punishment may take that decision out of their hands. Much of the world - including Asia, the Middle East...
...spank or not to spank? That's a question every parent of an occasionally recalcitrant child has to decide. There comes a point when gentle admonishment seems a waste of breath, and a stern warning, withheld treat or outright bribe may not even turn the tide. At that point, some parents resort to a swift smack on the backside?though child-care experts increasingly frown on the idea. And parents traveling with children should know that laws against corporal punishment may take that decision out of their hands...
...lure foreign troops to Iraq. Asked on CNN whether he had proof to back up his $1.5 billion allegation, Kennedy hedged on the specifics and resorted to the broad brush. The U.S., he said, will soon announce loans of $8.5 billion to Turkey--which, he said, amounts to a "bribe" (though such financial aid is a traditional way of rewarding allies). Kennedy's aides insist his broad point is valid: that Bush's policy has compelled the U.S. to buy support from other countries, and Congress still has no clear picture of how money is being spent in Iraq...
...Statoil tried to expand its shrinking domestic business by looking for gas in Iran, it ran into trouble. In mid-September, economic-crime police raided the company's Stavanger headquarters; they believe a $15 million payment to the Swiss bank account of a consulting firm may have been a bribe destined for Iranian officials. Three top executives of Statoil - chairman Leif Terje Loeddesoel, CEO Olav Fjell (inset above) and executive vice president Richard J. Hubbard - have resigned under pressure because of the growing scandal. "I can see now that I operated on the ethical borderline," Fjell said with Nordic understatement...
...looks like the legal system is covering up for the customs,” Okhotin said, referring to his allegation that customs officers tried to bribe him at the airport. “The only problem with that is what about the question of getting a just outcome...