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...cell phones are ringing off the hook as the groundbreaking news gets around: Scientists have discovered an altruistic use for liposuctioned...
...problem, especially for the Chinese, is one of "face." Jiang was strongly criticized for letting the U.S. off the hook too easily over the Belgrade embassy bombing two years ago, and he's clearly under pressure from the hawks in Beijing to hang tough. Some China analysts have warned that although Jiang may wish the problem would simply go away, the fact that the U.S. leadership has publicly put pressure on Beijing makes it all the more difficult to simply cave in to Washington's demands. And yet, from a U.S. perspective, a new president who has been doing...
...American oil companies like ExxonMobil and Texaco. Others, such as Stephan Singer of wwf International, think such moves are counterproductive. "American companies aren't that concerned with whether a few thousand people less buy their gas in Europe," he says. "A boycott will just let the Europeans off the hook." In fact, Europe and the rest of the world now seem determined to ratify a Kyoto agreement; the hope is that the Americans will join later. That will depend on the factor Bush considers paramount: economics. If the global market favors companies that make low-fuel automobiles, effective windmills...
Whatever his thinking, the Harvard skipper made the decision to give his senior ace the hook, opting instead for sophomore reliever Barry Wahlberg...
...even bragging on the Net or in seminars about how easily they get away with it, making spurious claims that the taxes apply only to foreign corporations. Offenders caught in the new crackdown could face time in jail and severe fines. But working stiffs don't get off the hook either. In the event that your boss manages to dodge the feds, you will have to foot the bill. So if you think he or she is cheating the IRS, call...