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...Americans so apprehensive about a woman Vice President? The golden eras of England's history were under two women: Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria, who reigned over the largest empire the world has ever known...
That, of course, is of paramount importance to both countries. While the Chinese dragon and the British lion have been warily circling each other, the world's third-largest financial center has responded to every shift in the bargaining like a sampan in a typhoon. As uncertainty over Hong Kong's future mounted, untold billions of dollars left the colony; foreign consulates have been flooded with visa applications from jittery locals, businessmen in particular. The value of the Hong Kong dollar fell 40% last year, as did the price of choice properties. The Hang Seng stock market index...
...residents would still be permitted to travel and trade freely; the Hong Kong dollar would remain convertible on the world currency markets. Although China would be in charge of defense and foreign affairs, Hong Kong would be responsible for controlling its trade as well as Asia's largest free port...
...cause for anticipation. He gusted past Sam Graddy and Ben Johnson to win, tossed his arms again, plucked an oversize American flag out of the crowd and bounced around the stadium, all eyes where he wanted them. The margin of victory, one-fifth of a second, tied the largest in Olympic 100 history. He cracked 10, but missed the 9.93 world record by .06 sec. Then his gaze shifted to the long jump, the 200 and the relay, to Jesse Owens certainly, maybe even Bob Beamon. The miraculous jump of 29 ft. 2½ in. might still be 4 in. beyond...
...never going to believe this. I think we're millionaires." She did not believe it either. But 5, 38, 42, 18, 17, 1-a combination Pagano put together by chance, using a phone number on a passing taxi-won him a $20 million jackpot, the largest lottery prize ever paid to a single individual. A retired carpenter, the newest emblem of fortune's fancy insists that his 21 yearly checks for $761,904 (after some taxes are withheld) will not change his lifestyle. "I got my house, I got my tomatoes, I got whatever I need," says Pagano...