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Aides to the Chancellor insist that Kohl wrote Reagan a letter shortly after his Washington visit that repeated his hopes for a presidential trip full of upbeat symbolism. One paragraph, they say, mentioned Dachau as a Konzentrationslager that Reagan should see out of respect for its victims. Reagan aides would not confirm that such a suggestion was repeated by Kohl. Moreover, they contend, lower West German officials expressed pleasure that Reagan had publicly announced his intention to avoid such an appearance. A senior Bonn official concedes, "Quite a lot of German people were pleased about the decision...
...Staff Regan hinted last week that the White House might change course and back the Senate's call for Social Security cuts after all, should the House fail to come up with some other realistic savings in domestic spending. And even from his sickbed, the President continued to insist that he is unalterably opposed to one solution that could break the impasse: a tax increase...
Wheeling officials insist that the company had no choice but to cut wages, pointing out that its workers take home 78% more in pay and benefits than their Japanese counterparts. The company was about $520 million in debt last April when it went into bankruptcy proceedings. Wheeling had been paying for an expensive modernization program and losing business to lower-cost foreign imports. "We now face the greatest challenge that men and women can face, the challenge to survive," said Chairman Dennis Carney. The Pittsburgh-based company, which recorded sales of more than $1 billion in 1984, maintains that slashing...
...mystique--the honor, valor, loyalty--to a drug trafficker." After the government captured Cárdenas in 2003, the Zetas had to strike out more on their own. They launched a lethal campaign against Mexican authorities and rival traffickers gunning for control over Cárdenas' former trafficking routes. Mexican officials insist that half the original Zetas have been arrested or killed, but because of intense recruitment and training of hundreds of Zetitas (Little Zetas), the gang has cells scattered around Mexico. They engage in ransom kidnappings and the extortion of businesses, from convenience stores to car dealerships. "The Zetas now victimize...
...improve quality of life. Although pain cannot always be completely eliminated, it can be reduced to the point where people become more functional and get their lives back. Philip J. Wagner, M.D. New York City I lived with chronic pain for more than five years, and I had to insist, insult, plead and finally cry before any physician would listen and recognize I was in agony and needed help. I now take a pain medication that has literally given me my life back. Ironically, even the doctor who prescribed it thinks much of my pain is "psychological." The only response...