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...since it won power four months ago, the German government is set to grasp the nettle of domestic policy. Reforms to reduce joblessness and find new money for health care are due as early as June. As her supporters celebrated their election gains, Merkel cautioned that "tough working weeks lie ahead of us." It will take more than such warnings, though, to puncture the bubble of good humor enveloping many of her compatriots. Germany was dubbed the land of smiles on the cover of a recent issue of German newsweekly Der Spiegel. Some 85% of respondents in a poll...
...says, the two executives will argue that they were just trying to save the company and that if Enron had survived, what investors hadn't known wouldn't have hurt them. "That, perhaps, is an explanation, but it's not an excuse-and it's not a license to lie," Wynne says...
...passionate but defensive 20-minute speech, Shays delivered, all at once, an apology for and a justification of his strong support for the war in Iraq, which, as in so many other parts of the country, is now very unpopular in Connecticut. "President Bush didn't lie. He was wrong, I was wrong about Saddam having weapons of mass destruction," he said, while noting that a long list of other countries thought Iraq had WMD. And he was critical of some of Bush's decisions: "We made a huge mistake when we disbanded their army, their police force, their border...
QUADRICEPS Lie on your right side, grab your left ankle and pull it as far back as you can for 10 to 20 sec. Then turn over and repeat; four times per side...
...Business-jet provider Privatair began operating private-label flights for Lufthansa, Swiss and KLM four years ago, but the first full-fledged airline, Eos, took off last fall from New York City's J.F.K. to London's Stansted. Its customized Boeing 757s have just 48 "suites," including lie-flat bed seats. Eos partners with London-based concierge firm Quintessentially to offer services to passengers from boarding until 24 hours after returning home, and its frequent-flyer points have a fixed cash value. Eos will even book customers on other airlines, paying for tickets with points from their accounts?a first...