Word: canceled
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...have averted war with Iraq, but it brought a truce in a nasty food fight last week in Washington. The skirmishing began last month, when Congressman Jack Kingston, a Georgia Republican, gathered signatures from 59 of his fellow lawmakers for a letter asking Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to cancel the $881 million contract of a company called Sodexho to cater 55 Marine mess halls. Reason: Sodexho is the U.S. subsidiary of a French company. "I think you will agree that it is inconsistent for us to continue to pour billions of dollars into the French economy in the face...
...SHOULD I CANCEL MY NEXT TRIP TO ASIA...
Sounds good, but watch out for the hidden catches. On most carriers, you have to reschedule your flight by no later than your original date of travel. Which means if you need to cancel that flight to Miami this week but don't know yet when you'll be able to take the trip--hey, even President Bush doesn't know when the war is going to end--you're out of luck. The airlines are allowing only one free change. If you pick a new date but have to change it a second time, you'll get stuck with...
Hong Kong officials apparently felt they could not afford to cancel a popular event that would boost a tourism industry in free fall: bookings for the Easter holidays are down 30%. The rugby games helped those numbers, at least for a weekend. It will take a week--the SARS incubation period--before doctors will know whether there's a price to pay for it. --By Jeffrey Kluger. Reported by Ilya Garger/Hong Kong
...Should I cancel my next trip to Asia? If you can. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advise that you postpone all elective travel to Hong Kong, mainland China, Hanoi, Vietnam and Singapore. The World Health Organization has issued a similar travel advisory asking people to steer clear of Guangdong province and Hong Kong. Toronto, however, should...