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...number for how many Americans will pay more for health insurance. The figure was dropped from 40% of Americans to 30%. As explained to Congress by Budget Director Leon Panetta, the first figure counted only what people would pay in increased insurance premiums but didn't consider out-of-pocket costs such as co-payments, which are likely to decrease under the Clinton plan...
Black Rose. Harvard Square. 492-8630. Den of Thieves with Hip Pocket on Friday, Nov. 12. Jim Plunkett on Saturday...
Once upon a time the classical liberals invented toleration as the alternative to persecution for heresy. I may disapprove of what you believe about God, they said, but your belief doesn't "pick my pocket or break my leg." This is not good enough for today's liberals. They want my precious sense of self-esteem to be respected. They demand that others be sensitive to me--what am I saying?--that I be sensitive to others. They insist that the government be given the task of insuring that this happens. They believe, as Cass Sunstein, an expert witness...
...Motorola thrills Fisher. "To do that twice in my life, that's a big opportunity." But, he adds, "the first order of work will be to % make sure our financial house is in order." As to his financial house, Fisher, who earned $5 million at Motorola last year, could pocket up to $100 million in salary, bonuses and stock options -- if he dramatically improves Kodak's picture. Says he: "I'm betting Kodak will do extremely well." So are its stockholders...
...Bowe to the point where he could contemplate buying a $10 million plane. Because Newman refused to make an alliance with one of the big-time boxing promoters like Don King or Bob Arum, he had to pay expenses for Bowe's fights out of his own pocket. By the time the Holyfield fight came around, Newman had exhausted his savings, sold his BMW and borrowed from friends to invest more than $300,000 in his fighter. Those days of debt are gone. This month, construction will begin on the $6.6 million house Bowe is building in Fort Washington, Maryland...