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Perhaps the fire department's threats will scare the magazine's staffers into acting like responsible neighbors and members of the community in the future. We hope so; the rest of campus would be thankful if it does...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Punishing the Fools | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

Charge card-industry officials decline to say how much they are losing to skimmers--in part because they don't want to scare customers out of using their plastic. But an analysis of industry-published figures suggests that skimmers reaped about $125 million last year, and Secret Service agents suspect that the number is actually higher, with much of that plunder going to international crime rings. "It's not unusual," says Regan, "to see a card compromised in New York City or Washington and the numbers used overseas, in Taiwan, Japan or Europe, within 24 to 48 hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Credit-Card Scam | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

SEASON 7 Kelly has an AIDS scare and a miscarriage; the baby was Brandon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: D.C. 90210 | 5/22/2000 | See Source »

...Clinton has another harassment scare, from Kathleen Willey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: D.C. 90210 | 5/22/2000 | See Source »

...find an additional $1 billion, the economic and emotional costs of doing so would far outweigh the return. To put it in perspective, the estimated $1 billion that might be collected would amount to two-tenths of 1 percentage point of outstanding revolving credit. If trustees were able to scare up another $4 billion--as the industry claims but few in the bankruptcy system believe possible--it would still amount to less than seven-tenths of 1 percentage point of revolving credit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Money & Politics: Who Gets Hurt?: Soaked By Congress | 5/15/2000 | See Source »

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