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...operation. "Buildings don't win games. Players do," says Kurt Warner, the veteran starting quarterback who led the team to a dismal 5-11 season last year. But buildings can produce income. The stadium could generate an additional $60 million in revenue, since the team keeps two-thirds of ticket sales and all the money from suites. The Bidwills can bank on an additional $25 million or more in estimated annual profits (on top of the $16.5 million Forbes calculates the team made in 2004), according to Andrew Zimbalist, a sports-business expert and economics professor at Smith College...
...could motivate more Democrats to vote in the general election, which means that come November, Jewett says, Republican leaders might regret not getting behind Harris."They are marching into a race that might go beyond just losing but really might be a drag on other parts of the ticket...
...slow his planes down, including checking baggage. But O'Leary may have the last laugh. Unlike regular airlines, Ryanair charges a fee for each bag that is checked: up to $9.50 apiece, if passengers register bags at the airport rather than paying for them in advance when buying their ticket. According to Ryanair's website, that fee is set to increase by 40% in September to $13.20 per bag, so the company will benefit handsomely from the new, tougher checked baggage rules. For O'Leary, it seems, every airport crowd has a silver lining...
Travel by bus has long been the least glamorous transit option. But with no advance check-in times, no baggage check and reasonable walk-up fares, bus travel could be just the ticket for short-hop trips. Hip new lines, budget carriers and luxury services offer riders looking to avoid airport hassles an alternative at several price points...
Megabus This U.S. version of a popular British bus line models itself after low-fare airlines, with colorful vehicles and hip styling. Eight Midwestern cities are linked to its Chicago hub with ticket prices as low as $1. More typical fares are $5 to Milwaukee, Wis., and $20 to St. Louis...