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...poor] access to capital, we have given them the chance to show that they are capable of imagination and expansion," says Chakramon Phasukvanich, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Board, a governmental planning agency. Finance Minister Suchart Jaovisidha says concerns that loans to farmers would load the sector with even more debt have proved unwarranted: "It's been very successful. About 97% of loans have been paid back. It's much better than giving loans to businesses where the risk is much higher." But critics believe the government-loan statistics don't tell the whole story...
Sophomore tailback Ryan Tyler was used sparingly due to bruised ribs suffered in last week’s 28-20 win over Northeastern, leaving Dawson to carry the load. Receiving the large majority of the carries, Dawson finished with 71 yards, just over four yards per carry...
...That may be why an increasingly important component of the White House PR effort is talking up the prospects for lightening the military and financial load on the U.S. and of achieving an exit from Iraq while leaving behind a decent outcome. But the administration's message is facing a daily battering from events on the ground. In the past eight days alone, 10 U.S. soldiers have been killed in a number of separate ambushes; mortar shells were fired on Iraq's foreign ministry in Baghdad; a truck bomb killed nine people at an Iraqi police station in the capital...
...Sunni Muslims, there's little reason to suspect that the insurgents will refrain from attacking them - there's no love lost between Iraq's Sunnis and the Turkish military, especially when they're reprising their centuries-old role as occupiers of Iraq. A Turkish deployment will certainly ease the load on the U.S. military, but at a political cost of antagonizing the Kurds and undermining the standing...
...accepted items like copayments, prescriptions and glasses. FSAs let people contribute and spend pretax dollars. Any unused money in the account at year's end reverts to the employer, but the number of spending options is growing. Most companies will change plan rules for 2004 and allow folks to load up on everything from antacids to bandages, says Jon Kessler, CEO of benefits administrator WageWorks. If you don't have an FSA, act fast. Enrollment typically runs for just a few weeks from October through December. --By Barbara Kiviat