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...what action the state might take - or what other states, or the DNC, might do in response. "I don't think it can be controlled," says Fowler. "I think other states are going to move their votes at their discretion, and I think it's going to be a mess in '08. I think it's going to reflect badly on the party...
...offered to pay cash up front. The stakes are high. According to the Federal Trade Commission, when a thief opens new accounts in a victim's name (easy to do with a SSN), it takes the victim an average of 60 hours and $1,180 to clean up the mess...
...eyeball and he doesn’t blink. The intravenous line slips out of his forearm and sprays blood all over the floor. The nurse throws her hands up in the air, chucks the unit of blood in the trash, and bends down to wipe up the mess with a dirty wad of cotton. Yet he doesn’t cry; the room echoes with labored breaths and his mother’s muted sobbing. Perhaps she is remembering a strikingly similar scene from six months ago, when Hassan’s twin brother died of pneumonia.This morning, I asked...
...addition to planning better, you can also make smarter investments. Given the U.S. fiscal mess, investing abroad is a good idea. Try to avoid inflation-sensitive investments, like long-term bonds, and other potential traps, including waiting to withdraw your 401(k) balances until after tax rates have risen. You may also want to purchase real estate, commodities and collectibles that should retain their purchasing power over time. Borrowing at what are still very low long-term interest rates and investing in U.S. inflation-protected bonds may also make sense...
...view from the top of Beijing's newest and tallest skyscraper is to die for. Still a year from completion, the upper floors are a mess of flapping safety nets and tangled steel wires, but there are glimpses of what will be a spectacular, 360-degree panorama. The outlook to the west is particularly stunning?a sweep down the wide swath of Chang'an Avenue, past the Forbidden City over roofs and parks all the way out to the hazy crests of the Western Hills. It's the best view in China's booming capital, and you'd expect...