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...nearby street corner, Ahmed Abdul Aziz, a young doctor, said he had come to show his support for the judges, but was chased away and beaten by plainclothes state security forces. "They don't want anyone to open his mouth at all, or demand constitutional rights on behalf of the people," said a white-faced Abdul Aziz. "If the judges, who are the highest authority, are being targeted, then it's over. Who else is there...
Kevin McCarty, Florida's insurance commissioner, disagrees. He believes that homeowners across the board will pay more because of the storm. "The insurance companies are out there saying Katrina won't affect rates in their states, but that doesn't make sense," he says. "Demand for reinsurance is going to rise, supply is down, and that cost will be passed on to consumers." All this is academic, though, for the thousands of poor homeowners who did not have federal flood insurance and may have to rely on low-interest loans in order to rebuild...
...Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) canceled a summer trip to North Korea last Thursday, citing low demand and problems with insurance and medical evacuation procedures. But some alums suspect an opinion piece published last week in The New York Post caused the cancellation. Typically closed off to foreigners, North Korea announced earlier this year that American citizens would be allowed to visit the country from Aug. 10 to Oct. 10 and attend the 2006 Arirang Mass Games, daily large-scale synchronized gymnastics performances. HAA first offered alumni the 12-day, $6,360 trip in late April. “While such...
Secondly, the current demand for Amtrak’s services is too low to make trains profitable in most mid-western areas. The fact is, trains are unable to compete with planes on speed over very long distances, and with a tightened budget, service is no longer an incentive to customers. In this context, it is true that privatization could lead to cuts in Amtrak’s long-haul services and other currently unprofitable lines. If there are cuts, it will be a necessary cost for highly efficient and competitive, shorter journeys in the most used regions, the east...
...foreign policy. Yeltsin presided over a once great power reduced to penury and dependent on IMF handouts; Putin is running a booming oil state, which earned around $113 billion from oil exports last year (and a further $30 billion from natural gas exports). Which is why rising global demand for oil created by economic growth may be bad news for Russian democracy activists, Western-inclined politicians in former Soviet states and a Bush Administration seeking Moscow's support on Iran...