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There's a way to fix the auto-insurance mess. And in many states it's now such a mess, and people are so upset, it could conceivably lead to an entirely new system, one designed to serve the public rather than the attorneys and insurance agents. You could hardly design an auto-insurance system worse than ours. With minor variations, it works the same in every state, and it favors only three groups...
...their own property has inspired - some creative ways to reclaim the dream even as prices and interest rates continue to climb. While young first-timers must often settle for less than their parents had, most are delighted to be able to afford a home. -- Cleaning up the auto-insurance mess calls for a new system: coverage by the tankful...
...Soviets to continue cross-border raids after this Wednesday, the U.S. might maintain its own involvement, though any sort of step-up is unlikely. Some statements suggest that Washington has formulated no policy beyond the expulsion of the Soviets and is eager to wash its hands of the entire mess. "We're not interested in a proxy war," says one official. "The Afghans should be allowed to settle this themselves...
...took that advice to heart and, despite the requisite dramatic difficulties, made his family's building and loan association a pillar of the community. But in real life, the outcome has been much different. America's failed savings and loans have become the country's biggest, most scandalous financial mess. Devastated by a legacy of bad management, rampant fraud and inept Government supervision, more than 500 of the 3,150 federally insured thrifts had fallen into insolvency as of the beginning of last year. Because the U.S. failed to own up to the problem and launch a major rescue soon...
...protect the defense budget and farm subsidies. Asked last week if his read-my-lips pledge would expire after one year, Bush replied meekly, "I'd like it to be a four-year pledge." But even he acknowledged that the kind of flap that followed the savings and loan mess may be repeated when he tells a joint session of Congress on Feb. 9 which promises he will keep and which ones he will abandon. "Look, I don't expect it's all going to be sweetness and harmony and light," the President said. "The minute we get those proposals...