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...pension system has been dwindling for years. Today there are just 29,600 traditional pension plans, down from 57,000 a decade ago. According to James Klein, president of the American Benefits Council, "the big question is being missed: What can be done to bolster the defined-benefit system" and preserve those plans that are left? Probably not much. Just this year, IBM stopped offering new hires a company-funded pension, joining firms that have shifted their focus to the 401(k). "It now has a politically acceptable feel, which argues for a continued decline in defined-benefit plans," says...
...Rainbow Cabinet Columnist Joe Klein's "The Benetton-Ad Presidency" discussed the diversity of President Bush's choices for Cabinet posts [Dec. 27-Jan. 3]. But diversity is not merely a difference of color or ethnicity but also a divergence of perspective, opinion and experience. If the President is really interested in diversity, he will do well to name a Cabinet that sees things differently, challenges convention and perhaps even dares to disagree, instead of simply achieving a comfort level that feels good. That's true diversity. Terrence D. Samuel Jr. Gates, Oregon...
...more important than being a wise one. Helen Wiant Cupertino, California, U.S. Many of the gravest errors in human history were made by leaders who stuck to their guns. We don't need guns. We need compassion and moral strength. Jon Sherman Chicago The Rainbow Cabinet Columnist Joe Klein's "The Benetton-Ad Presidency" discussed the diversity of President Bush's choices for Cabinet posts [Dec. 27-Jan. 3]. But diversity is not merely a difference of color or ethnicity but also a divergence of perspective, opinion and experience. If the President is really interested in diversity, he will...
COLUMNIST JOE KLEIN'S "THE BENETTON-AD PRESIDENCY" discussed the diversity of President Bush's choices for Cabinet posts [Dec. 27--Jan. 3]. But diversity is not merely a difference of color or ethnicity but also a divergence of perspective, opinion and experience. If the President is really interested in diversity, he will do well to name a Cabinet that sees things differently, challenges convention and perhaps even dares to disagree, instead of simply achieving a comfort level that feels good. That's true diversity...
...even have 100 seconds," says Amos Gilad, an influential Israeli Defense Ministry policymaker. Top Palestinian officials say the attack at the Gaza checkpoint showed that extremists intend to use violence to bury any chance Abbas has of diplomatic progress. --By Matt Rees. With reporting by Jamil Hamad, Aharon Klein and Elaine Shannon