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...incident, he said, a tribal police officer pulled over a city official on the road. But the official said he did not acknowledge the officer’s jurisdiction, and he drove away. The incident led to a high-speed automobile chase...
...program, if passed unchanged, would cost the Treasury $364 billion over the next 10 years in lost taxes on dividends alone. Tax-rate cuts scheduled for next year and 2006 would start immediately, as would a $400 increase in the tax credit per child. The proposal would also speed relief from the marriage penalty and alternative minimum tax and lift expense allowances for small businesses. Including a few other measures, the total package would remove $674 billion from federal coffers; after interest on the debt, the tab over a decade could be more than $900 billion...
...sales rep stationed at the front door of the Kroger supermarket in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, knew a family of attractive marks when she saw one. Here was a nice-looking young couple with their cooing newborn in the shopping cart: perfect targets for a high-speed spiel. "Have you had a family portrait yet? We're running a special deal this week, one 10 by 13-inch portrait, a $60 value, right now for just $8. Oh, the baby's so cute. Can I sign...
...opportunity to tap the expertise of outside writers we admire. In this issue: Dr. Andrew Weil, writing about alternative treatments for anxiety, depression and other disorders; M.I.T. psychology professor Steven Pinker on the intricate relationship between genes and behavior; Dr. Mehmet Oz on how he uses meditation to speed the recovery of heart-transplant patients at New York City's Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. We also had the pleasure of collaborating on this project with our friends at ABC World News Tonight, who will be airing two segments related to our Mind/Body issue, on Monday, Jan. 13, and Tuesday...
...buildup isn't a quick, ostentatious accumulation and display of military might, even in the face of such unsettling news as North Korea's attempt to assemble nuclear weapons. And the process isn't likely to speed up soon, in part because any dramatic move to create a full-fledged military with significant offensive capabilities would cause a diplomatic furor. Such a move would also require the tacit blessing of China?hardly likely as long as Koizumi continues to indulge in provocations like visiting the Yasukuni Shrine. Further-more, Japan already labors under a government debt that tops...