Word: doles
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...standoffishness, just 38% of Ohioans saw them that way. And while only 31% of respondents believed Latinos were self-sufficient enough to get by without government handouts, another 23% had no opinion, meaning the idea that immigrants from the Spanish-speaking world cannot get by without the federal dole is now, at least, a minority view...
...York City Let the Good Times Roll! The recession has been kind to Goldman Sachs. After reporting $23.2 billion in net revenues at 2009's halfway mark--a 31% jump from June 2008--the investment-banking giant is on track to dole out some of the largest bonuses in its 140-year history. In June, Goldman paid back the $10 billion in TARP funds it accepted, and analysts say the move underscores Wall Street's willingness, after its nuclear winter, to embrace risk once again...
...International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (also known as The Union). "People see it as a health issue. The main concern is that the ban be equally enforced." To that end, the Health Ministry has trained a 5,000-person task force to patrol establishments and dole out fines to anyone caught lighting up. For now, smokers who defy the ban will face a paltry $45 fine, but that's due to go up in 2010. The law is harsher on establishments - they face an initial $500 fine, which increases exponentially with every repeat offense...
USAGE: "The funemployed write blogs, issue regular updates on social-networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter and devote entire websites to helpful advice and encouragement on how to make the most of the U.S. government's $475 weekly dole check." --Times of London, June...
...Here, in a nutshell, is the source of the current disagreement. Back in 2005, Greenberg was the head of both AIG and Starr International, a private insurance company whose main asset was nearly 300 million shares of AIG. For years, Starr had used that stock to dole out retention bonuses to AIG executives. When AIG booted Greenberg, he seized control of Starr and its AIG shares. Greenberg says Starr is a separate company that was set up to use its shares to benefit a charitable trust, and insists it can do what it wants with the shares. AIG says Starr...