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...also declined Richard Branson's offer to send you into space. He asked how I would like to pay for it. And I said, How would you like to pay me to do it? And we didn't talk any more about that. That shut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: William Shatner | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

Bargain hunters are also successfully negotiating discounts at big-name chains. For example, Duke Dougherty, a rookie haggler in Williston, N.C., asked for - and received - 10% off a $4,000 John Deere lawn mower at Lowe's, even though the sale offer had expired. Dougherty, who works in the aerospace industry, told the rep he had his checkbook ready but would walk away unless he got the deal. "Hell, $400 is $400," he says. "It was kind of a trip I pulled that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Recession, Shoppers Are Becoming Hagglers | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

Best Price has tried to match this, but customers have to pay for home delivery. It has also linked up with Kotak Mahindra Bank to offer "business cards" with which customers can shop on credit for 14 days. Kalia, the restaurateur, laughs at this: "In a country where half the economy is a black economy, how do they expect a shopkeeper to give checks and put all transactions on record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Visit to India's First Walmart (a.k.a. Best Price) | 8/9/2009 | See Source »

...June 30, the date when the Status of Forces Agreement, concluded between Baghdad and Washington last December, required that U.S. combat forces withdraw from Iraq's towns and cities. Following that date, suspects detained by U.S. soldiers were freed by Iraqis. And the Iraqi government openly disdained the recent offer by Vice President Joe Biden during a visit to Baghdad to help mediate in its conflicts with Kurds and Sunnis. Top military adviser Reese likened the relationship between Iraqi and U.S. soldiers to a "father teaching his kid to ride a bike without training wheels," explaining, "Our hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Case for Leaving Iraq — Now | 8/8/2009 | See Source »

...Insurers are also keenly aware that they can afford to offer coverage to everyone who applies only if coverage is truly universal. "If there's a requirement that everyone will participate, it's possible to do these market reforms without cost skyrocketing," says Robert Zirkelbach, spokesman for Ignagni's group, America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Put another way, says Kahn, "Insurance isn't free, and you have to have groups with many more healthy people than sick." As a result, insurers are pushing for harsher financial penalties on Americans who would forgo insurance even in the face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Insurers Are Trying to Get Out of Health Reform | 8/6/2009 | See Source »

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