Word: lows
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Kashmir crisis it?s disturbing that Indian jets would shoot down a propeller-driven Pakistani plane rather than force it out of their air space. Such an action looks calculated to increase tension rather than reduce it." Although Pakistan and India have developed extensive mechanisms to prevent their constant low-level clashes spiraling into war, the latest confrontation only widens the danger. Despite Pakistan?s withdrawal from the Indian side of Kashmir last month, there has been an intensification of fighting there in recent weeks between the Indian army and Pakistan-backed Kashmiri separatists. That?s been accompanied...
...This means peanut butter would classify as a trans-fat-free food. The majority of fats in peanuts and peanut butter are heart-healthy mono- and polyunsaturated fats. Also, a study at Penn State found that a diet rich in peanuts and peanut butter significantly lowers total and low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol. In addition, large population studies now show that eating peanuts, other nuts and peanut butter five or more times a week can cut the risk of heart disease as much as 50%. JEFF JOHNSON, PRESIDENT Peanut Institute Albany...
...with four $29 late fees even though he regularly mailed his check two weeks before the due date. McNamara figures not even the Postal Service could screw things up that consistently, and he's convinced the bank purposely delayed processing his bills, a charge Chevy Chase denies. "They use low introductory rates and send cards to anyone and their dog," says McNamara, "and they have to make it up somehow...
...what better way than with the fine print? Last year the industry mailed a record 3.4 billion solicitations, luring consumers with the promise of low rates and no annual fees. But even as the number of pitches skyrockets, the growth of debt is slowing--and providers of plastic need new ways to bolster their bottom line...
...balance. Instead of charging everyone a uniformly high rate, as in the past, the issuers offer lower rates and punish the offenders. "This is the best time to be a credit-card consumer," argues George McCane, senior vice president of corporate affairs at First USA. "Rates are as low as they've ever been [national average: 15.8%], and for those who meet the regulations of the agreement, they stay low...