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...former Republican senator from Tennessee may have adopted his view from a trend abroad. In Eastern Europe, for example, nine countries have already adopted some form of a flat tax. Thompson advocated a similar system: individuals would pay 10 percent on income below $50,000 and 25 percent on the rest. With this quasi-flat tax and the current tax remaining as an option (to be phased out), unchecked loopholes could be closed, and both administrative expenses and general confusion would diminish, while compliance increased. (At least, this has been the Eastern European experience...
...burly native of northeast England, who has lived in Turkish Cyprus since 1997. Had he done so, he'd probably now be in an English prison awaiting trial on the drugs charges he ducked 10 years ago, when he fled to this sunny but troubled bolt-hole in the eastern Mediterranean...
...Cyprus' unregulated legal environment has allowed casino operators to flourish there, attracting clients from Turkey and parts of the Middle East; on busy weekend nights, Israelis and Iranians fly in to lay bets side by side. The island's nightclubs have also been free to bring in women from Eastern Europe to perform as exotic dancers for foreign tourists and Cypriots from both sides of the line...
...followed by Navy in 6:01.3 and Penn in 6:04.1. “We were happy to get some good racing experience in,” senior bow-seat Breffny Morgan said. “We’re just getting ready for the big one [Eastern Sprints] in three weeks.” The undefeated freshman eight cruised to an open-water victory, clocking in at 5:43.7. The seven-seat in the freshman Navy crew, which finished second in 5:58.0, suffered an ejector crab with 100 meters to go and the boat was forced to finish...
...Silk Road Ensemble as one of her most influential experiences.“Everyone was so friendly and so interested in what you have to say as a musician, and so passionate about bringing different kinds of music together—celebrating the western traditions versus the eastern traditions,” she says. “And this performance was one of the most inspiring musical experiences I’ve ever had.”But in spite of all her stellar achievements, Yu believes that the greatest pleasure in music is that which she can bring...