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...because so many people in Tikrit think that way that the Raiders stay aggressive. One night last week the Cobra Company of Russell's battalion responded to reports that two men who had launched RPG attacks at a U.S. convoy had run into a nearby house. Cobra Company stormed the place--and found an old Bedouin, his three sons and their wives. The soldiers apologized, and the old man offered them a glass of chilled water and a warning. "Unless you catch Saddam and show his head to the people," he said, holding his clenched hand...
...camel hump, which tastes just as you'd expect a blubbery lump to taste? But flavor isn't what really matters to many of the diners tucking into China's wildlife menagerie. "Businessmen come here to prove their wealth," says George Ng, a Shanghai-based restaurateur who specialized in cobra and other wild animals until last month, when local authorities declared all such fare illegal. "By spending lots of money on game, they can close the deal with business partners who are impressed with their expensive tastes...
...Yangtze crocodile or Chinese sturgeon has become yet another way to flaunt one's wealth. Restaurateur Ng says his biggest spenders forked over an average of $120 per diner, in a city where the average monthly income is $130. "They order a lot of expensive things, like steamed cobra," he says, "but then they don't actually eat very much...
Many of those laid off can maintain coverage for 18 months through their former employer's plan under a law called COBRA (the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act). But at an average $600 a month, that's expensive insurance. Fortunately, there are other options, and if your family's health is reasonably good, they will probably be cheaper...
...about $160 a month, or $50 with the higher deductible. You'll have to go through medical underwriting, answering health questions and opening up your medical records. Depending on what's there, an insurer may want to charge a higher rate or exclude existing conditions. In such cases, COBRA might be the best deal after...