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Japanese officials are seeking to dissolve Japan's Aum Shinrikyo cult. Justice Minister Isao Maeda said he will ask a court to revoke the tax-exempt religious status of the group and ask that it be disbanded for engaging in "serious antisocial activities." Althoughguru Shoko Asahara and other top leaders remain behind barsfacing murder charges in theMar. 20 gas attack on Tokyo's subways, Aum members continue to chant prayers and hand out flyers on the street. Prosecutors are now seeking disciplinary action against Asahara's lawyer for smuggling out a tape-recorded message from the guru. The tapeinstructed members...
Currently, students who take out Stafford loansare exempt from paying interest on their loansuntil six months after they graduate. If thebudget blueprint is eventually passed, studentswould be forced to pay the interest that accruedwhile they were still in school...
Bars and lounges will be exempt from the restrictions, as well as private homes, college dorms, hotels and bed and breakfasts, private clubs, bowling alleys and even county jails...
This bombing, in the heart of the U.S., opened many eyes. Knowing now that no city is exempt from such a disaster, we can learn how to be on alert and maybe protect our nation from such a horrible thing's happening again...
...much more slowly than the U.S. or most of its European neighbors. Having automated heavily in the '80s, moreover, France has a high level of structural unemployment that is aggravated by rigid labor laws and an expensive social welfare system. Chirac says he will offer employers a two-year exemption from payroll taxes and a $400 per month stipend for every long-term unemployed worker they hire. He pledges to lower income taxes and inheritance duties on businesses, exempt reinvested profits from taxation, and promote wage hikes to encourage consumption. "A franc put into a worker's pocket...