Word: easternism
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...story against him, since in some ways it so closely matches Bush's. Both Bush and Kerry were the first sons of blue-blooded families: Bush is a 13th cousin, once removed, of the Queen of England; Kerry descends from John Winthrop, the founder of Massachusetts. Both attended elite Eastern boarding schools like their fathers, moved on to Yale two years apart and as juniors were tapped for its most exclusive secret society, Skull and Bones...
...Boston Brahmin misses one point; he managed to have a privileged upbringing without the wealth that usually goes with it. From the outside he was an American prince, but within his rarefied world, he was actually one of the poor kids. "John was never a part of the Eastern elite, if you will, whatever that means," says David Thorne, a close friend going back to Yale days. "He was not in demeanor or otherwise the product of a rich family." Thorne, the product of a very rich family, knows the difference...
...taxpayers' groups or file suits against local authorities - but that doesn't mean she's indifferent when she sees her tax money going down the drain. She's still cross about a TV program she watched the other day showing how money is being wasted in parts of eastern Germany. "Shame on them," she says. "I am ready to pay taxes, but not to see that the money is spent stupidly." It's a message that may finally be getting across...
...rest of the E.U. It is 38% in Germany and 34% in France. That's why many believe that firms may flee France and Germany and head east. Dalia Marin, an economics professor at the University of Munich, says that German multinationals created some 780,000 jobs in Eastern Europe between 1990 and 2001, resulting in a net loss of 90,000 jobs in Germany. Of course, companies weigh more than the tax rate when deciding where to set up shop. According to Marin, taxation ranked ninth, behind factors like market access and production costs. But she expects German jobs...
...varsity eight won the competition—the most prestigious at the regatta—it would have been the first Harvard crew since 1985 to win Eastern Sprints, the national championship, against Yale and the Grand Challenge...