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...tailspin long before the towers fell. Some carriers were already sliding into bankruptcy, and with the rest trying to buy the routes of the ones that were failing, consolidation was already coming as fast as regulators would let it. The post-Sept. 11 edge-of-the-table descent to an 80-percent-tops-capacity industry - one in which costs only fall to 90 percent, thanks to union leverage - tipped a teetering industry over the edge...
Friday’s incident follows other attacks against those of Middle Eastern descent in the wake of the terrorist attacks. The Islamic Society of Boston (ISB), which set up a hotline to track hate crimes in Boston after the Sept. 11 attacks, reports that it receives “tens of calls” daily from Boston residents reporting hate crimes...
Things could get dicey for young King Abdullah, Jordan's inexperienced ruler. Islamic hard-liners already have a presence in the Jordanian parliament, entirely apart from the healthy grass-roots presence they enjoy in the country as a whole. Jordan, whose population is 65% Palestinian by birth or descent, experienced street demonstrations during the recent fighting between Israel and the Palestinians. If the U.S. broadens the scope of its upcoming military action and decides to tackle Iraq or Lebanon as well, Abdullah could see plenty of anger in his streets. Containing the unrest will be essential if he hopes...
Panelists criticized both widespread support for war and backlash against people of Middle Eastern descent in a discussion yesterday sponsored by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations...
...place. The weather is good. Gas and airplane rentals are cheap--you can fly a Cessna 150 single-engine plane for $55 an hour, 40% less than what you might pay in a big city. The airport cafe is open, serving hot, cheap food with aviation nicknames like "Emergency Descent," a bacon cheeseburger...