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...dispute at American was essentially about attractiveness. But certain employees, such as fire fighters and police officers, are monitored because their jobs demand physical fitness. Many employers contend that overweight workers drive up medical costs. Says U-Haul International spokesperson Melora Felts Foley: "The people who are responsible for the majority of skyrocketing health costs are those who use tobacco and those who have weight problems." But some health experts disagree. Says Dr. Albert Stunkard, an obesity specialist at the University of Pennsylvania: "The extent to which overweight people have difficulty in obtaining work goes far beyond what...
...said shortly after the war that he had expected a "60-day siege" of Iraq and Kuwait to push Saddam Hussein's forces out of the emirate. The massive buildup in the Gulf had deposited thousands of tons of supplies and ammunition on the Saudi desert for the long haul...
...behalf of several thousand Haitian farm workers in Florida. The suit attacked flawed INS procedures, including the failure to provide transcripts and Creole translators during amnesty interviews. The ruling is expected to benefit more than 100,000 other illegal aliens around the country whose representatives have been trying to haul the INS into court. Said victorious lawyer Ira Kurzban, echoing the view of other experts: "It's probably the most significant immigration case in the last quarter-century...
...Many Iraqi troops are ill-trained, ill-armed and ill-prepared. Says a U.S. officer: "These guys were not in the war for the long haul. Some have had as little as six weeks' military training. Others are veterans of the Iran-Iraq war." Those, adds the officer, are particularly war-weary...
...restaurant sits near the banks of the Tigris River, from which fishermen haul out the masgouf -- the big carp that are cooked over wood fires and served as a local favorite. Our guest, just days before the war, was a young man who had been translating the Iraqi press so that we could understand what the government was telling its people. He arrived a bit late...