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Today's grande-dame guests prefer to pamper themselves in these inimitable settings more often but for shorter periods. More and more companies are also choosing them for corporate meetings. Guests know, says Hanson, "they will not have to worry about anything or have to negotiate anything...
Plenty of lobbyists kill time in the House cafeteria as they wait to see members of Congress. Like Riki Wilchins, they may peruse USA Today over egg salad. But few--O.K., none--have turned to a reporter between bites and said, "What pronoun will you use for me? I prefer s/he...
...those who prefer novels, recommendations include "The Fourth Hand" by John Irving, "The Songcatcher" by Sharyn McCrumb, "Best Friends" by Martha Moody, "Never Change" by Elizabeth Berg, "Anil's Ghost" by Michael Ondaatje and both Bridget Jones books by Helen Fielding...
...DOWNTOWN BRIDGE First come the schoolkids--dozens of them, over the old concrete bridge, some in the plaid-skirt, white-blouse uniforms of Roman Catholic schools, others dressed public school casual. Some were born in the U.S.; some have permanent residency status there, but their parents prefer to live on the Mexican side, where it's cheaper. So they use a relative's U.S. address to register for school and commute. The two local school districts (one larger than the state of Delaware) don't know how many students are from the other side; they are forbidden...
...only do voters consider Blair more capable than Hague (50% to 16%), they also reject the Tories' key domestic pledge, an American-inspired plan to cut taxes by at least $12 billion a year, possibly up to $30 billion. According to an ICM poll, voters prefer Labour's tax policies to the Conservatives' by 31% to 18%. On the issues they rate most important - health, crime, education, the economy - voters decisively back Labour. And while they slightly prefer Hague's determination to keep out of the euro, which he has been stressing, over Blair's "wait and see" approach...