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...ever since Jean-Baptiste Colbert ran the economy for Louis XIV. Now some are saying enough is enough. A parliamentary report published last week slammed state-owned enterprises, saying the French model "no longer fulfills new international and European demands." Among firms singled out: France Télécom, which the government has just bailed out with a €9 billion injection; the postal service, which is 25% overstaffed compared with European rivals; and the national utility...
Well, there's California's $38 billion deficit, the largest state shortfall in history, a number larger than the entire budget of all but one other state (New York). Much of the deficit is due to the collapse of the dot-com universe, which powered the state's economy in the '90s, and Davis can hardly be blamed for that. On the other hand, he was not exactly forthright about how large the deficit was going to be. In any case, Californians want a target for their fiscal pain and frustration, and Davis has become the state insignia for economic...
...about making money." USAgain claims it has never presented itself as a charity. "We communicate at the boxes that this is a company," says Poul Jorgensen, who heads the firm's operations in Atlanta, Dallas and New York City. But that communication is often solely through the tiny .com in the Web address...
...minute cab ride across town will land you in the Old City, where Franklin sites are clustered within walking distance. Most of them are run by the National Park Service, which gives excellent free daily tours. For $5, guides in period dress at Centipede Tours (centipede inc. com) offer a Saturday-evening summer candlelight stroll through the Society Hill historic neighborhood...
Gomez is not the only one turning to the Internet to simplify the process. Other services, like divorcewizards. com and divorcesyourself.com also offer quickie online divorce kits, usually for $300 or less. No lawyer is involved unless a client chooses to pay extra for a consultation by phone or e-mail...