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...Credit cards are often the first place where we start to see all the other problems show up, from medical bills to divorce to a death in the family." And then, of course, there's unemployment. Thus, it's not surprising that credit defaults are up dramatically, at the highest rate in six years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: With Defaults Rising, Is a Credit-Card Crisis Looming? | 11/14/2008 | See Source »

...have heard plenty of liberals say the wealthy need to pay their fair share. Well, according to Fortune, in 2006, the wealthiest 3% of taxpayers paid 54% of all income taxes. Democratic President John F. Kennedy reduced the highest marginal tax rate from 90% to 70% because he felt that all taxpayers, regardless of financial status, deserved to keep more of their money. The change led to increased economic activity, more jobs, and more savings. Kent Frederick, Chicago

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...trying to do that—gain the respect, earn their stripes by being teammates, having a good work ethic, and not expecting anything. I love that about them.”College could prove to be a tough transition even for players who played on the highest level in high school. At a school where academic—not athletic—standards usually set the bar, the coaches still do not give their players an easier time.“In high school you go hard a couple days,” Kenyi says. “Here...

Author: By Paul T. Hedrick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '08 SUPPLEMENT: Youth is Served | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...highest ranking country in the world is at about 0.82, which means that even the highest ranking country has quite some way to go,” co-author Saadia Zahidi of the World Economic Forum said in an interview with The Guardian...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Study Notes World Gender Gap | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...strong oak who has bloomed to full maturity. Your thick limbs are laden with leaves of crimson and scarlet hue! You are in the full glory of your autumn! Your pendulous breasts swing like overripe fruit!” Satisfied that he had spouted an ode of the highest poetic order, he skipped down the hall to fetch the Bible from his library.Felicity stood rooted in place, stunned and shaking. What did he mean by full maturity? She was a tender blossom! Strong? She was as delicate as a daffodil! Granted she did not faint as easily as that virginal...

Author: By Lesley R. Winters, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: THE STABLE BOY: Chapter 13 | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

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