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...France truly on a new course? Socialists like Henri Weber, a senator and a respected party theorist, point to the reforms that the Jospin government has already carried out--including a law recognizing unmarried couples and a requirement that parties field equal numbers of male and female political candidates--to argue that evolutionary change is possible. Skeptics say Jospin has merely done the easy stuff while skipping the tough state reforms. And in the back of every mind is the French revolutionary tradition that has proved time and again that leaders who try to ride roughshod over an angry populace...
...lifetime of journalism, I have interviewed an impressive array of f---ing idiots. An equal number of people, as I walked away from interviewing them, have said, or thought, about me: "What a f---ing idiot...
...course, in hyper-liberal circles diamonds have been viewed with suspicion for years, a sentiment fed in equal parts by disgust for the infamous DeBeers cartel and a growing sense that perhaps wearing a measure of one's fianc?'s net worth on one's hand might not be the most practical use of two months' salary...
...sibling rivalry intensified when, thanks to our dog-eared copy of What to Name Your Baby, Emily discovered that her name means "striving to equal," while her little sister Sarah's means princess. And with entries like Brandi and Suzi, the book glamorized all names ending...
Consider someone in the 28% tax bracket before and after retirement, saving $10,000 a year the five years before retiring. The money earns 10% annually. She withdraws equal amounts over 25 years and exhausts the account. Here's what her last five years' worth of contributions would net on an after-tax basis: $157,400 from a 401(k) with an average match; $121,000 from a 401(k) with no match; $102,300 from a taxable stock fund, and just $93,087 from a low-cost variable annuity. The 401(k) with a match is a clear winner...