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...those of other countries may well start to ruminate." Not many have ruminated, and few are foregoing their getaways. "Holiday trips are a regular consumer good, which is sacrificed only under extreme conditions," says Peter Aderholt, secretary of the German Vacation and Travel Research Society. And apparently, today's uncertain economic and geopolitical conditions just aren't extreme enough. "Not taking a vacation would not be French," explains Diane Hebert-Stevens, a young Parisian ad saleswoman. While Europeans are vacationing with undiminished fervor, the trips they're taking now come in several different flavors. A classic is still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Great Escape | 7/27/2003 | See Source »

...family, and seems taken aback by the legal avalanche she helped to set off. Her research is being used by all the claimants and the courts. "When I started looking into this, people didn't seem very interested," she recalls. They are now. The next legal steps are uncertain. Germany's supreme court is expected to settle once and for all the ownership question, although not for another couple of years at the earliest. The federal judge in the New Jersey case is expected to rule much sooner, probably in early fall, whether to admit Principe's suit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle For Berlin | 7/27/2003 | See Source »

HUPD spokesperson Steven G. Catalano, said he was uncertain whether the recent “spike” in criminal activity was unusual for Harvard Yard in the summer...

Author: By Ryan J. Kuo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Attempted Thefts Strike Summer School Dorms | 7/25/2003 | See Source »

Presidents of the nation’s most selective universities convened at Harvard Wednesday to celebrate the Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold affirmative action decision and to discuss the uncertain future of minority-exclusive programs on their campuses...

Author: By Ryan J. Kuo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Presidents Talk Over U. Mich. Decisions | 7/18/2003 | See Source »

...Coal rep: "The science is uncertain!" Cheney: "We'll be making tea by dipping Earl Grey in the Potomac before there's absolute certainty. When the threat is a potential calamity for the global food supply and economy, we have to act!" Coal rep: "Fixing the problem will bankrupt the American economy." Cheney: "Wrong, global warming will bankrupt the economy. Taking action will be the biggest stimulus since the end of WWII. Imagine the capital spending!" Coal rep: "OK, OK, but the transition will still cost money. How much is the Administration prepared to spend?" Cheney: "Will $3.9 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush, Saddam and Climate Change: What Might Have Been | 7/16/2003 | See Source »

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