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...fights might have lured them in, but fans say hockey's speed and grace kept them coming back. "I'd never seen a game before, but we loved it right away," says season-ticket holder Cathy Borchalli, 37, a full-time mom. "It was fast. It was fun. It was wild. It was different...
China changes the meaning of being a superpower. At present a superpower is a country with a big economy and global military reach. The word was popularized in the 1960s to fit the U.S., the only holder of the title today. China will have neither the material wealth of the U.S., nor its global military reach. But looking at the rise of China through the narrow framework of numbers of automobiles or Osprey helicopters doesn't come to grips with the country's sources of power. Defining a superpower in terms of economic and military size leaves out the power...
ROLLING BACK THE DEATH TAX This 84-year-old tax requires estates to pay an assessment of 37% to 55% on the value of assets greater than $675,000 after the estate holder's demise. Family businesses decry the tax as an abusive penalty, because kids are suddenly hit with crippling bills that often force them to sell off Mom's or Dad's legacy. Supporters? They say the tax helps close the gap between rich and poor. The G.O.P. is mounting a three-pronged attack on the tax. The House tax-cut bill passed last July would slash...
...raid on the networks, the staff members back in Reno's office were troubled at the image of the child cowering in the closet and crying in the agent's arms--but they had no regrets. "It was a very sad thing to see," said Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder. "I was disappointed that people who indicated they cared most for the boy were unable to do the simple things that would have prevented what happened from occurring...
...Lapsed student-visa holder convicted in the World Trade Center bombing...