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...basic ingredients in a lot of sweet snacks are sugar, trans fats and refined starch, all fattening and low in nutrition--but also so cheap that it costs almost nothing to double the size of a product. You may think that getting 12 more ounces for only half the price is a real steal, but it sure is no dietary bargain...
...Syria was among Iraq's principal trading partners, buying more than $1 billion worth of cheap oil annually in violation of U.N. sanctions. Since the war, U.S.-Syrian relations have deteriorated sharply. A congressional bill, which President Bush has signaled he won't veto, accuses Syria of sponsoring terrorism, seeking weapons of mass destruction and occupying Lebanon. It was approved by a House committee last week, three days after Israel attacked an alleged Palestinian terrorist camp outside Damascus--an act Bush, notably, did not condemn. Syria may also be courting economic isolation: its banks could face Bush-imposed sanctions under...
...home, Thaksin's programs have endeared him to the impoverished and, more recently, to a skeptical middle class once convinced that the PM's antidote for Thailand's domestic ills?including low interest rates, government-funded health plans, and cheap loans for the poor?was little more than populism masquerading as policy. "I never voted for Thaksin in the elections," says Bangkok-based advertising executive Kitti Chambundabongse. "I thought he was just another rich kid with a hunger for power. But he has proved to be so much more than that. He's given us the confidence we lacked...
...interest in the cool clique, it just shows her desire to be a part of it. As Wood follows Reed deeper and deeper into the hole they create for themselves, the movie becomes more and more over the top, but the strong acting keeps it from becoming a cheap, cautionary after-school special. But the key is Holly Hunter, playing Wood’s divorced mother. She embodies a mother who is both easy to hate and rebel against and then, finally, to come back to in an ending that lets the audience forgive all her maternal mistakes...
...right, kids. This thrift mecca is not for the faint of heart, but if you grit your teeth, breathe through your mouth and hound around like an airport security pooch, you will come back to Cambridge with cool finds that bring new meaning to the word cheap. Awesome vintage t-shirts are organized by color and go for $1.99. This is the place for DeWolfies to outfit their sweet kitchenettes—glasses and cups are 50 cents, and plates...