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...injustice is not in the amount of the termination settlement, but in the method of payment; i.e., a lump sum payment which imposes on the employee an immediate, up-front, 40% tax liability...
...learned there are a lot of good, dedicated people in medicine," she says, "but there's also a lot of money at stake in the debate over reform. Health care is a zero-sum game. Every dollar we waste on something someone doesn't need is a dollar we don't have for a patient who needs help...
...said he will receive a small sum for theed--up to $3,000, depending on how many times thespot is aired--which he plans to donate to hisresearch fund...
...falling dollar can also mean higher interest rates, and this is where the federal deficit comes into play. The U.S. government is already $4.5 trillion in the red, and every year it has to borrow another $200 billion or so by selling bonds. A hefty chunk of this sum comes from foreigners, and they were not born yesterday. Seeing the dollar in decline, they sense that our plan is to pay them back with devalued money. So they stop buying our bonds, and the only way we can lure them back is with higher interest rates that affect everyone. Thus...
...Leave him alone." In plain English those three words sum up the case Bill Clinton's attorney will soon argue in his effort to defer Paula Jones' sexual- harassment lawsuit until the President leaves office. The drift of lawyer Robert Bennett's thinking has been known for some time, but sources familiar with the latest version of his brief, and the impressive appendix of historical writings that supports it, have provided TIME with the details of Bennett's argument. The key points, which highlight the inextricable connection of political and legal considerations, are these...