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...even Kontiza - whose husband, a doctor with the military, had his pay cut - says she realizes the government was left with few options for a crisis of this magnitude. But the salary cuts and taxes are starting to bite, and that's souring the mood. Greeks are feeling poor - again - and cutting back their spending. According to the National Confederation of Greek Commerce, retail sales are down 15% to 20% so far this year. Support for the government could soon begin to dissolve too. (See why Greece's debt crisis threatens the euro...
...seriously, sometimes didn't you think you should just go drinking and staying out late as payback? It wasn't like I was poor, pitiful Pearl that summer. I took a lot of care of myself. It's amazing how much beauty can be found in pain...
...ceremony and decorum. Surely the kid gloves would be donned in a place where young men wear blazers to sweep gravel from the walkways, and ushers politely guide patrons to the urinals, and refreshments are cheaper than fast-food, because the usual sports venue price gouging is considered poor manners. Hecklers could never get through the gate because Masters tickets aren't sold to the public; they're inherited, like bone china or shares of Coca-Cola Co. And if somehow a protester gained entrance, he would have thrust into his hand-as all spectators do-a copy...
...nothing bugged Woods, or at least nothing outside of the game of golf itself. A poor shot on the 14th hole brought forth a brief flash of Tiger fury: a "gaaaaad!" and a tossed club. If he noticed the airplanes circling overhead, pulling derisive banners, though, he didn't let on. The first one, referring to Woods' profession of his Buddhism, asked: "Did You Mean Bootyism?" The second one: "Sex Addict: Yeah, right. Sure...
...However, a Defense Ministry spokesman says the deaths of the soldiers in Kunduz had nothing to do with poor equipment or bad training. "Our soldiers were well-trained - they were ambushed," said the spokesman, who declined to give his name as per policy. As part of a new parliamentary mandate, which was passed by the Bundestag in February, German troop levels in Afghanistan will also increase from 4,500 to 5,350 later this year. (Germany is already the third-largest troop contributor after the U.S. and Britain.) The new mandate places a heavier emphasis on civilian reconstruction projects...