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...public one, as former President Clinton could have told her. She made certain the personal would be the political by setting a world record for long commutes, choosing to live in Williamstown, Massachusetts, nearly three hours from the capitol. Perhaps Massachusetts should provide housing. Yes, Boston real estate is pricey. True, she and her husband aren't rich and wanted a leafy backyard for the family. But what sane mother would choose among admittedly difficult tradeoffs the one that puts you several hours away from you children every working...
...continue to explore new topics like women’s health issues, community service, financial tips for single women and cheap alternatives to some of the pricey options featured in spreads. The overall worth of a magazine about fashion is doubled when it includes short lists or quick articles about common sense strategies that help women eat right, save money or look like a million bucks without spending a million bucks...
...problem is that other pricey medical procedures that are also matters of life and death do not come with the same financial safeguards. And like the family in John Q., millions of Americans live in a sort of insurance netherworld--too poor for the procedure they need but not so poor that they can rely on the government to step in and pay. "There are about 84 million Americans who are covered by either Medicaid or Medicare," says Kristina Newman of the Kaiser Family Foundation. "But there are about 40 million uninsured people who are not quite old enough...
...Koreans are also spending more to pamper themselves and have fun. Instead of buying cheap, no-nonsense shampoos, they are heading to the body-care shops that have sprung up everywhere to buy tropical-scented gels and pricey hair-care products. Sports clubs are opening up and yoga classes are all the rage. Koreans are eating out more and going to the movies. And not just Hollywood blockbusters?homegrown films now account for 46% of the market in Seoul, up from 25% in 1998. After the show, citizens sip cappuccinos in Seoul's new crop of serious coffee shops. Foreign...
...Prime Ministers followed factions' wish lists for ministerial appointments; the largest group got the most positions. Koizumi ignored that, a move that particularly irritated the most powerful faction, headed by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto. As a result, the factions, supportive as they are of lucrative local projects and pricey bank bailouts, have fought back and continue trying to cement the loyalty of Diet members by promising to keep the gravy train running. Koizumi himself, though once a member of the second largest faction, has always been a lone operator. Never good at building parliamentary alliances, he lacks the power...