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...subjects more than for their family members, but alas such benevolence is rare these days. Indians can only dream of a leader like Bhumibol who could steer the ship of state to a safe harbor rather than sailing into storms of selfish politicians and running aground on the rocky shore. Arvind A. Choudhari Belfast A City on the Seas Your article about Royal Caribbean's new cruise ship [June 19] painted a subtly negative picture of cruising, which is not warranted. I recently cruised on a sister ship that carries nearly as many passengers, and I was amazed...
...others opened clubs. A slew of room expansions was announced, filling a major need in Atlantic City, which with only 18,000 rooms (compared with 133,000 in Las Vegas) can't accommodate big conventions. At the same time, a real estate boom in once dumpy shore towns from Long Branch to Asbury Park was spreading south. The Atlantic City development angered some homeowners and small businesses whose property stood in the way. But in a town where more than half the city budget comes from property taxes on casinos, things have a way of progressing...
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...That the Shenandoah captured those ten whaling vessels in the Bering Strait more than two months after General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse adds only more incongruity. But on June 28, 1865, the obvious ironies, much like Davis' solace, meant nothing to the men gathered off this Arctic shore. For the whalemen and the owners of the destroyed ships, the consequences were tragic. For Waddell and his crew, oddly enough, heroism of a sort would soon be called...
...consensus on these questions to the point that there's no real discussion." Pedro Solbes, Zapatero's Minister of Economics and Finance, established a reputation for fiscal probity both as a Minister in previous Socialist governments and as European Commissioner for Economics. His presence has helped the government shore up support from Spanish businesses that might otherwise think themselves better served by conservatives. What worries some economists, though, is that Spanish citizens, too, all seem to want the same thing and be willing to go into debt to get it. Spain's rate of home ownership...