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...concedes Ed Suwanjindar, product manager for Microsoft's mobile division. Unlike the Palms, which won devotees for their elegant simplicity, Pocket PCs have been criticized for trying to cram in too many features. Such luxuries as a built-in MP3 player and high-resolution color screens have resulted in heavier, pricier offerings that start at $350--vs. $150 for an entry-level Palm...
...reduce his portfolio--adopting work habits more like Bush's--the President would at the very least have to make adjustments to his routine. A lightened Cheney work load wouldn't rob Bush of his Veep's most important function--offering advice and counsel--but it would put a heavier burden on other top aides. Bush might have to do more of the things Cheney now does for him that staff members can't, like tending to conservatives on Capitol Hill and resolving disputes between Cabinet Secretaries. If Cheney were to step down, of course, it would throw Bush even...
Moreover, the Bush cut is specifically targeted to aid the wealthy at the rest of country's expense. It ignores the 15-percent payroll tax that is a heavier burden for most American families than the income tax, and its repeal of the estate tax would affect only the top 2 percent of estates. In other words, Bush's plan would cut those taxes primarily paid by the rich and do nothing about the those that fall most heavily on average Americans. Real tax relief would include a refundable tax credit for those who pay payroll taxes, addressing...
...restrictor plates that Tran alludes to are already used on superspeedways, and they actually increase the threat of accident by bunching cars tightly together. The safety improvements she suggests, such as soft-wall technology or the Hans device, are impractical for stock car racing; stock cars are heavier and require more in-cockpit freedom of movement than Formula One cars...
...reward Saddam has offered for shooting down a U.S. plane. Because 4 out of 5 radars lay above the 33rd parallel that marks the edge of the southern no-fly zone, they had to ask Bush for permission to attack. Friday's two-hour assault was heavier and ran closer to Baghdad than was the norm over the past two years, but it was essentially just a stronger dose of the same old policy...