Word: toll
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...catch is, of course, that Forbes' funds aren't limited, at least not by the spending rules that Dole and other publicly funded candidates must obey. Behind the scenes, the showdown in New Hampshire is taking a toll on Dole's overall strategy. The majority leader had planned to spend about $1 million on advertising in the state. But Forbes' deep pockets have, according to an official, pushed the Dole media budget in the region to $2.8 million--money that has to come from elsewhere: the South, the Midwest or California...
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: The death toll has reached 73 and 1,000 remain hospitalized after the truck bombing Wednesday that decimated Sri Lanka's central business district. Soldiers cordoned off the area as bulldozers cleared out the rubble and rescuers searched for survivors. TIME's Kendall Hopman reports from Colombo: "The rescue efforts were made very difficult by the clouds of smoke and a weak fire hydrant system. There wasn't enough water pressure to reach the higher floors in some of the buildings. The rubble also made reaching the injured difficult. The people on the street are in shock...
Many others, though, say the never-ending gray skies and blanket of white snow have taken their toll. For some, the weather can even lead to serious mental health problems, Catlin says...
Coming Feb. 1, if you order toll free now: O.J.'s own, never-heard-or-seen-before, for-profit, and unsworn, video explanation of his side of the sensational murder trial. A boycott of the $29.95 tape is already under way, and even O.J.'s interviewer admits some of the celebrity's explanations "may not fit very well...
...friends put it, $5 is not a speeding ticket. It's a speeding toll...