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...nation?s most exhilarating holidays. If so, trace it back to today, when former Presidents Carter and Ford delivered a long-awaited report on Election 2000 and how to make future elections run more smoothly. Their recommendations range from the mundane (re-evaluate the efficacy of punch-card ballots) to the nebulous (enforce civil rights statutes) to the vaguely diverting (make Election Day a federal holiday...
...running shoes - so I?ll finally start going to that gym that I charge on my credit card every month. 2) A new shirt or two for the office - so my bosses will think I?m working harder. 3) A week?s worth of fast-food lunches...
...Credit-card debt. Paying down high-interest debt, of course, is personal finance?s Rule One - it?s like getting 18 percent return on an investment in the middle of a bear market. And everybody knows credit-card balances never stay down for long, so really I?d just be delaying the stimulus until next time my paycheck doesn?t cover my expenses. But without getting into the dirty financial details, putting up $300 against my current credit-card- and other debt balances only depresses me with the sheer spit-in-the-ocean futility of it. With this volume...
...check-in area of the airport. A man will check your passport and tickets at the door. 6) Open your bags for inspection. Get asked for a small donation by bag inspector. 7) Check in. Your name will be recorded in two separate books. 8) Fill out departure card. The first police officer you come to will inspect your passport and card and hand it to his boss. This is where your "permission to leave" slip from police HQ comes in. Hand it over. Passport stamped. 9) Final check. But wait! The first policeman forgot to stamp your boarding pass...
...governments in the region haven't shown much interest in taking on the harder reforms. As Korea's economy has faltered, President Kim Dae Jung has become more reluctant to let bad companies fail. In Thailand, Prime Minster Thaksin Shinawatra has been playing the victim card with claims that globalization and international banking standards are the causes of his country's woes. He has cut back on incentives for foreign investors and balked at forcing companies to repay their debts. Late last year, Taiwan's President Chen ordered banks to keep lines of credit open to delinquent debtors, a move...