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...concern is legitimate, says Jordan, who notes that the government had another compelling reason to revisit the contract: surging rubber prices that rose from 50¢ per kg in 2000 to $1.20 per kg in 2005 and to $3.30 per kg last summer. Firestone objected to renegotiations but ultimately relented. "You always talk if the government wants to talk to you," says Padmore...
Although home swappers often become such fans of the practice that they have a hard time paying for a hotel, the concept may sound dicey to the uninitiated. What about theft? Damage? Reasonable causes for concern, but equally unlikely. "Nobody is going to fly across the ocean or drive 600 miles to come steal your flat-screen TV," says Tony DiCaprio, president of 1stHomeExchange.com a four-year-old site that has seen membership increase 30% this year. Remember, he notes, "at the same time they're staying in your home, you are staying in their home...
...shortly after his sudden passing on June 25, her intentions were viewed with suspicion. While her lawyer clarified public comments Rowe made on the matter - saying she was still undecided on the matter - some were wary of her motives. Friends at the time said Rowe was acting out of concern for the children in the changed parenting landscape...
...voter issues since January, and corruption has never been named by more than 6%," says Patrick Murray, director of Monmouth University's Polling Institute. "Our last poll was prior to the recent arrests, but I don't expect it to climb much higher ... Property taxes are voters' No. 1 concern in this race - by a mile - followed by, and coupled with, the economy and jobs." (See the most notorious presidential pardons of all time...
...admired in the arid north. It has become fashionable for Muslims to name their sons after him, while his picture adorns T-shirts and posters. In a speech in 2000, bin Laden named Nigeria as among "the region[s] most qualified for liberation." "Clearly there is a lot of concern in Washington with the idea that al-Qaeda can gain a foothold within the 65 million-strong Muslim population in northern Nigeria," says the U.S. official. Even if that doesn't happen, local extremist groups could present a headache for years to come...