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Buchwald would surely plead guilty to the first half of the accusation, but not to the second. He almost never wrote to wound. Being an amiable smartass--a pseudonaif American trickster, like Bugs Bunny with a cigar in his mouth instead of a carrot, wandering through glittering Paris with its haute cuisine and wines he professed not to understand--became Buchwald's signature. In the 10 years when he wrote a column from Paris until the New Frontier attracted him to resettle in Washington, Buchwald made a very funny American Abroad...
...James, were convicted in May on numerous felony fraud counts. She is to begin a two-year prison sentence on September 30. In an interview to be broadcast Wednesday night on ABC, Mrs. McDougal says she has considered cooperating with prosecutors. "It is tempting every time they put the carrot before my eyes," she said. "It's very tempting. It's tempting when I see my mother crying. When I see my family hurting." -- Josh Dubow
...James, were convicted in May on numerous felony fraud counts. She is to begin a two-year prison sentence on September 30. In an interview to be broadcast Wednesday night on ABC, Mrs. McDougal says she has considered cooperating with prosecutors. "It is tempting every time they put the carrot before my eyes," she said. "It's very tempting. It's tempting when I see my mother crying. When I see my family hurting." -- Josh Dubow
...growing number of employers and managed-care companies are trying to reach these recalcitrant workers. Most, like the city of Birmingham, begin with a mandatory screening that allows them to identify who is at greatest risk of developing health problems. Many use positive incentives--the proverbial carrot--to promote healthy habits. Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Cincinnati, Ohio, for example, offers its plan participants $240 a year in extra benefits, like additional vacation days, if they get good scores on five out of seven categories of health-related behavior...
Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic finally got the carrot that brought him to the negotiating table in Dayton when President Bill Clinton officially suspended economic and military sanctions against Yugoslavia on Thursday, ending a three-year boycott of the country. Lifting of sanctions that had crippled his county had been a crucial issue for Milosevic, who in effect promised to deliver the Bosnian Serbs in return for a lifting of sanctions. Key to his decision, Clinton said, were assurances that the U.S. would be able to monitor Serb compliance with the Dayton accords: "Before agreeing to sanctions suspension," Clinton said...