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...Twenty-sixth], shall, at reasonable times and without unreasonable delay, permit it, or any segregable portion of a record which is an independent public record, to be inspected and examined by any person, under his supervision, and shall furnish one copy thereof upon payment of a reasonable fee...
...that money is sent by unofficial means, appears on no records and is never reported to tax officials. But it isn't only poor migrants and their families who avoid paying host-country taxes. Our two children were born in France, and both times the obstetrician offered a reduced fee if we paid in cash. Christopher Henze Neuilly, France Remembering Hugh Sidey How very sad to hear of the passing of Time columnist Hugh Sidey [Dec. 5]. Over the years I have always found his writing inspiring. Somehow, as he commented on Presidents and the office they held...
...this stuff." Bono anticipates that the celebrity-studded ONE Campaign, which gained pledges of support to ending global poverty from 2 million people, will someday become "the N.R.A. for the world's poor," but for now it's what economists call a risk-free choice; there's no fee to join and interest tends to rise and fall based on world events. "I really believe the movement is our future," says Bono, "but it's not here...
...just the son of a shopkeeper from Laval, northwest France, and after an inglorious army career he settled down to a dull government job in Paris. From 1886 onward he submitted works to the annual Salon des Indépendants, which was open to anyone who paid a small fee. After the success of Surprised! he retired to paint full time, and got by giving drawing and music lessons. In 1907 he was persuaded by a musician friend to take part in a bank fraud; at his trial the following year, his paintings were produced as evidence of his childishness...
...last two elections, 1976 and 1982, Proxmire accepted no campaign contributions. In 1982, he spent a total of $145.10 on his race-to cover the filing fee and postage to return unsolicited donations. Yet, Proxmire won by hefty margins, because Wisconsin voters saw him as a true independent, willing to tirelessly practice retail politics. He'd return to the state from Washington every weekend to shake hands, keeping a mechanical clicker in his pocket to count the number he pumped-usually calling it a day when the total reached about 2,000. Wisconsin voters used to chuckle that they couldn...