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...Greece in Europe, "countries that have caught up very quickly to the income of that area." The economic success of Mexico in the wake of the NAFTA accord also proves the case. "There is a very tight link between the growth prospect for Latin America, the payoff associated with reform and FTAA success," Velasco said. "It is the big chance Latin America has for jumping on the fast-growth bandwagon...
...both Athenian) of one drachma for men and half a drachma for women, while their contemporary Persians levied a tax called jizya on all non-Muslims living in Muslim-ruled areas. In 11th-century Britain, rising property taxes propelled Lady Godiva to ride the streets nude, inspiring popular reform as well as aristocratic candy. Meanwhile, Peter the Great of Russia is reported to have taxed beards, souls, hats, boots, beehives, basements, chimneys, food, clothing, birth, marriage and burial...
Considering how often PRESIDENT BUSH declared education reform to be his top priority, he doesn't seem to be breaking a sweat to save his proposal from the quiet dismemberment it is getting from Congress. His plan to give private-school vouchers to children in failing public schools arrived on Capitol Hill pretty much dead, thanks to Democratic opposition. Since then, conservative Republicans have stripped the bill of other remnants of "accountability." It is far from clear whether the bill that passed the Senate education committee would even require states to use a uniform test to measure how their students...
...unjustified escalation.") Syria remains militarily the most powerful of Israel's neighbors, and its domestic political situation increases the danger of the latest Israeli action provoking further escalation. President Bashar Assad has not been tested since taking over the reins from his late father last year, and the reform-minded 38-year-old may feel pressure to prove his manhood to Damascus hard-liners and his regime's key power base, the Syrian military...
Eventually, the entire family finally comes to town, and the plot, as the cliché says, thickens. Junior, Ray Bud’s unemployed brother, has been cheating on his wife Charisse, and neglecting his three wild kids. Aunt Marguerite, on the other hand, is trying to reform her youngest son and prevent him from going to the state penitentiary like his brother. Junior and Ray Bud cannot overcome their sibling rivalry, which is made evident by the WWF-style wrestling match they engage in after arguing about how much money to spend on the funeral...