Word: testes
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...heard it before, and, yes, it failed miserably in the 1980s. (Remember Sears, which added another dimension--buy stocks where you buy socks?) But with the government's stamp of approval on Citigroup's no-limit money enterprise, that model is sure to get another, more thorough test...
...WHAT THEY GOT] --PAY UP, BUDDY House passed a bill with a means test that denies bankruptcy to anyone who can pay $6,000 over five years and makes it easier for creditors to attach alimony and child support. Senate is working on a slightly more debtor-friendly version...
Jean Ziegenfuss Clement, who teaches phonics to kindergartners at Ray Elementary School in Chicago, says, "At the end of the day, I have to ask myself, Did these kids laugh? Did they play today? But the teachers, the schools and the principals are graded on our students' test scores...
...disappointed that the U.S. Senate rejected the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty [NATION, Oct. 25]. Now that the Senate has sent rogue countries a signal that the world's leading nation doesn't mind if they test a nuke or two, the world of the 21st century is sure to be full of nations with nuclear arms. Is that what America wants? I have always looked up to the U.S. because it demonstrates the meaning of democracy, justice, equality and vision. Pax Americana is welcome because the U.S. has been reliable. But recently the U.S. hasn't been leading other...
...Senate's chance to approve the nuclear test-ban treaty--already ratified by 26 nations--was a test of the "leadership" the U.S. likes to talk about. The nation failed that test miserably and damaged its credibility around the world. But what the heck. Congressional Republicans can also be proud of the U.S.'s not paying its U.N. bills, of foisting the Ken Starr fiasco upon the nation and of resisting gun-control measures so that those N.R.A. contributions can keep coming in. Tells you something about their agenda, doesn't it? JURIS MAZUTIS Nepean...