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...hardest-hit Panamanians are probably the members of the middle class. To help workers who are unable to cash their paychecks, the government is selling so-called dignity bags of rice, beans and other staples at a discount from regular prices. The crisis has brought relatively little new hardship for the poor, so far. Hereberto Lombaro, 33, says he makes about $20 a day selling fruit-flavored ices from a pushcart. "I don't care what the Americans do," he says, grinning up at the cloudless sky. "As long as it stays hot, I'll have customers...
...hardship worsened, Noriega's backers lashed out at Washington. Noting that American forces were staging exercises along the Panama Canal, Foreign Minister Jorge Abadia Arias charged that the U.S. planned to invade the country. The U.S. Southern Command, which has 10,000 troops stationed along the waterway, called the maneuvers routine...
...constructed to everyone's taste. Some workers are concerned that their savings cannot be easily retrieved, as is the case with IRAs. According to the tax rules governing 401(k)s, employees can withdraw their money before age 59 1/2 only if they suffer from a disability or a hardship, which the IRS has traditionally interpreted to mean something as serious as costly medical expenses. They must also pay a 10% penalty to retrieve their funds. One way to withdraw the money without paying the penalty is to borrow against one's 401(k) savings. But employees must pay market...
...allies have faced in decades -- or the most constructive. Molded by famine and war, promised a measure of hope after Stalin's demise and then abruptly disillusioned, Gorbachev is not the sort of man who would willingly drag his country back into the dark days of repression, economic hardship and international obloquy. If there is a lesson in the 56-year education of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, it is that a new, unfamiliar kind of leader has risen in the Soviet Union, and that the old rules of dealing with that long-suffering land are suddenly outdated. For the West...
...being cast toward workers' safety; nonetheless, the companies involved were slapped mostly for keeping poor records of injuries and illnesses. This year's proposed fines, ranging from $477,000 for Ford to $2.59 million for IBP, were the highest ever levied by OSHA, but the penalties posed little financial hardship for the companies. Critics, including many union leaders, charge that OSHA is not taking enough action to combat the hazards of dangerous equipment and noxious chemicals that can lead to ailments, injuries and deaths. "OSHA laws are supposed to improve a worker's chance of getting home safely...