Word: compensationitis
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The drawback for consumers, aside from celeb fatigue, is that they miss out on some of the fun of discovering a small new brand through an unpaid plug in a magazine from their favorite starlet, like those that MAC cosmetics and Stila experienced in the 1990s. It's no surprise...
The Bush Administration touts a booming economy, but the measures officials like to talk about--GDP growth, rising productivity, job creation--are increasingly out of synch with what Americans are experiencing in their daily lives. For most people, wages are down because of inflation. Their "compensation" may be up because...
APOLOGY DENIED. To Chen Yabian, 79, and seven other Chinese "comfort women" held as sex slaves by Japanese soldiers during World War II, in what is expected to be the last of several lawsuits against the Japanese government for war crimes; by the Tokyo District Court; in Tokyo. While the...
KILLED. Mitsuhiro Morita, 35, Japanese crab fisherman, after a Russian patrol boat opened fire on his vessel in disputed waters northeast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido; in the Sea of Okhotsk. Russian officials claimed the ship's captain had illegally crossed into Russian territory, while Japan called the act...
With three months until election day, the tax issue is shaping up to be a significant battleground. To pay for his programs, Angelides has previously said he'll raise around $5 billion in new taxes on the wealthy or big corporations. The Governor's campaign contends that the total tax...