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...Milton Friedman flew to Chile to lobby for their panaceas. On his own steam, unpaid by the Chilean government, Harberger gave speeches and interviews in Chile to publicize his views. He has more than a little of the crusader...
...hours. The truck's owner, an escaped city man who can sound irritatingly smug about the rewards of living in the country, is angry now at the cordwood, the mud, poor mired Linda, and himself. He is spinning wheels, wasting time. Great deeds remain undone, great orthodontist bills are unpaid. Awash with self-doubt, he heaves the birch chunks out to lighten the truck, then jacks, wedges, winches and ponders. At last Linda groans free, and all that remains is to retrieve the half cord of jettisoned birch. There is never a thought of leaving the firewood behind: in darkest...
...offer was made, Thatcher said. Blunt confessed and "subsequently provided useful information about Russian intelligence activities." The Queen's private secretary was informed that Blunt had been a Soviet spy, but Blunt was neither exposed nor required to resign as curator. Thatcher's explanation: the position was unpaid, "it carried with it no access to classified information and no risk to security, and the security authorities thought it desirable not to put at risk his cooperation...
...Koinange, who got through the 1974 election by locking up his opponent before voting day and releasing him afterward. The President has also begun to chip away at the large business and land holdings of the Kenyatta family by quietly authorizing repossessions of property by unpaid creditors and pressing for payment of back taxes. The total wealth is staggering; Jomo Kenyatta's estate alone is estimated to be worth more than $200 million...
...sentence only on young people who have admitted guilt and signed contracts with the district attorney's office agreeing to abide by whatever penalty their peers impose. The juries handle such crimes as assault, possession of dangerous weapons or marijuana-all but the most serious. Typical sentences include unpaid community service, obeying tight curfews, avoiding the city's high-crime Capitol Hill area, attending school, getting a job or making full restitution in cases of theft or vandalism...