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...major alliances--Northwest with Continental (still pending), Delta with United and American with US Airways--members will be able to earn miles on either carrier and, to a certain extent, pool them. But while that might grant flyers more options, it could also limit competition and further increase already sky-high demand for free seats. Frequent-flyer programs are shrouded in secrecy, but according to Randy Petersen, editor of the trade magazine InsideFlyer, most airlines make only about 7% of seats on a major route available for saver awards. Although an estimated 15 million passengers flew free last year...
...beginning a frenzied campaign tour, including stops where Democrats have said her husband's not welcome," says Tumulty. Of course Schumer is happy to have her stop by. A visit from Mrs. Clinton and her sky-high approval ratings rings up all the bells and whistles of a presidential stump with none of the baggage that Clinton brings. "She's using this incredible political capital she has right now to help the President with the audience that counts: lawmakers," says Tumulty. Schumer, of course, will have a chance to return the favor; he sits on the House Judiciary Committee...
...that states are suddenly flush with cash, they're starting to give some back to taxpayers. At least 14 states--including Arizona, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska and New York--have used sky-high tax revenues to cut personal income taxes in 1998, according to a new study. Tax revenues are still rising, so there could be more cuts coming...
Three years ago, Munoz's father was laid offand then worked various temporary jobs. Withoutsignificant financial assistance, the Munoz familywould not be able to pay the sky-high costsrequired even after financial aid at some schools...
...President had better hope the rosy numbers bear out. His once sky-high approval ratings are starting to slip, and the tobacco legislation, which Clinton is counting on to pay for a host of goodies in his 1999 budget, is still getting picked apart in the Senate. With Monica to the left of him and Chinese missiles to the right, the economy -- and its power to "save Social Security first" -- may be all that Clinton has left...