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...likely to kick up a fuss over the pay cut, but Dowell reminds that the U.S. share was established after WWII, when the U.S. was the only country in town with any money. "Europe should start kicking in some more -? they can afford it now," he says. And some of that saved money will go to another of the bill?s outlays, $3 billion over the next five years to beef up security at U.S. embassies. The measure next has to go to the House, where it passed last year before being vetoed by the President, who was angered...
With Internet companies popping up like dandelions after a summer rain--and being plucked for public offerings even before they start to flower--it's no wonder full-grown companies have been hard at work on their own Web gardens. Last week Walt Disney Co. became the latest media giant wanting to convert its Internet assets into a growth stock...
...sure use the boost that a Net tracking stock would bring. Weakened home-video sales and a slowdown in merchandise licensing in the midst of Star Wars mania have hurt earnings; Disney stock is down 25% from its 52-week high. High costs for NFL games for ABC and start-ups such as Animal Kingdom and the Disney Cruise Lines have all pinched the bottom line...
CALLING ALL GIRLS Though breast cancer is a disease that afflicts adult women, researchers say the risks for developing it start piling up as early as the preteen years. Doctors can't explain why, but they found that girls who are relatively lean at age 10 and those who grow very rapidly during adolescence have a significantly increased risk for the disease. What to do? Not much, but at least make sure your daughter is eating right and exercising...
...have problems with HMOs gotten? Bad enough for doctors, at least, to start thinking about the unthinkable: forming a union. The idea of taking a cue from blue-collar-labor history is one of the hottest topics at this week?s convention of the American Medical Association in Chicago. Many doctors around the country are growing increasingly frustrated at the restrictions that HMO money-vetting procedures have imposed on the exercise of their medical judgment. And a growing number of them want to do something about...