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...ball, the 6-ft. 8-in. James just signed a seven-year endorsement deal with Nike for more than $90 million. He's getting paid for wearing shoes, people. Some of us do that for free. James is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on June 26, which means he will probably go to the Cleveland Cavaliers--a team with no head coach, that finished last season with a record of 17-65, and whose best player is named Zydrunas Ilgauskas. On second thought, somebody call social services--this kid is underpaid...
...have one group of fans: insurance companies, which charge women lower premiums based on the safer driving record of their gender. But perhaps not for much longer - if the European Commission has its way. The Commission wants to eradicate sex discrimination in insurance and pension products, and could have draft legislation to do so in place by the end of July. For women, that could mean higher car premiums. But it could also mean higher payouts for women on annuity products. Traditionally women, because they tend to live longer than men, have received lower amounts on such retirement products; that...
...that already has insiders salivating consists of two noted war heroes. Having hawks John Kerry and Wesley Clark on their ticket would neatly eliminate any misperception of the Democrats as the opposition party. For their part, the Republicans should take note of the success they have had with the draft-dodger-in-chief...
Fowler-Finn presented a draft contract to several members of the school committee who visited Fort Wayne last Friday, laying out a more demanding contract than the template Cambridge officials had suggested...
...that Iraq is free of weapons of mass destruction, and Russia has suggested it will insist on sending Dr. Hans Blix's UNMOVIC team back to Iraq to complete their work. That may turn out to be bargaining position, but the bargaining is likely to be tough - the U.S. draft reportedly includes such sweeteners as provision for the honoring of contracts signed with Russian companies under the oil-for-food program. But it also seeks Security Council authorization for de facto control by the coalition until such time as Britain and France are ready to cede such authority...