Word: meritable
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While Ancheta acknowledged the merit of both Carlberg and Sullivan’s claims, he said that different methodologies lead to different definitions of spoiled ballots...
...think about. But she now relies on the $1,320 monthly income to pay for health insurance. Unemployment benefits are based on income at the old job, and higher-paid workers are more likely to qualify. But the amount varies dramatically from state to state, and even those who merit $1,720 a month--the maximum in such generous states as Pennsylvania--can find it a painful comedown from a salary five or 10 times that amount. Most states provide benefits for only 26 weeks, a period of unemployment that half of white-collar workers today exceed. Congress passed...
...think we have a compelling argument about why this case is without merit legally,” said University spokesperson Joe Wrinn...
Improving the package for students comes in many forms, but one very visible factor is financial aid. Schools in the Ivy League—and other institutions that only offer need-based aid—cannot target and woo individual students with merit scholarships. Instead, they increase overall levels of need-based aid to attract many members of an incoming class. For fear of losing the best applicants, therefore, competing schools cannot allow their rivals to offer significantly higher need-based aid packages...
...heard. As a result of his investigations, Trinidad's tiny island neighbor Dominica has filed suit against the Citibank unit, alleging that it secretly and aggressively overcharged the government of Dominica on a bond issue to finance the island's first international airport. "We believe the allegations are without merit," says Lula Rodriguez, a Citibank spokeswoman. Seereeram hopes Dominica's lawsuit will bring renewed scrutiny to a case closer to home: a 1993 deal to refinance a natural-gas exploration project, in which he claims Citibank overcharged Trinidad's government. Citibank has denied any impropriety in that transaction...