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...more miles when necessary. The holy grail of frequent-flyer rewards is the free ticket for accumulating 25,000 points, or miles. But it's tough to book one with only two to 20 seats on each flight available for rewards. By contrast, for travelers willing to use 40,000 miles, all seats on each flight are available. Many people balk at using so many miles, but it's not a bad deal. Consider this: the accepted value of a single airline mile is about 2¢ (figured on the basis of a 25,000 miles per $500 coach ticket...
...catch bin Laden because he has built a wall of friends around himself. In contrast, America is building a wall of enemies. For example, after receiving a message of sympathy from Iran about Sept. 11, we declared that country part of the "axis of evil." Michael A. Brown Columbia...
...agency for Indian gaming--and then guaranteed that it could do neither. With a budget capped at $8 million, the agency has 63 employees to monitor the $12.7 billion all-cash business in more than 300 casinos and small gaming establishments nationwide. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission, by contrast, has a $59 million budget and a staff of 720 to monitor 12 casinos in Atlantic City that produce one-third the revenue. The NIGC has yet to discover a single major case of corruption--despite numerous complaints from tribe members...
...somewhat silly air and made Bush's hasty criticism look unfair. Iraq's President scored p.r. points in the Arab world for his willingness to endure humiliating intrusions even into his palaces. Although the U.N. teams studiously refused to disclose any findings, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said, in contrast to Bush, that "Iraq's cooperation seems to be good...
...contrast to the Eagles multi-pronged attack, Harvard’s offense was confined primarily to Peljto, who once again led the squad in scoring with 21 points, 15 of which came in the first half...