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...subsidies, and free public transport. Military officers, who have also lost benefits, are angry too. Faced with the most widespread demonstrations of his presidency, Putin tried to blame his cabinet for botching the reforms, then ordered pensions raised. But pensioners are threatening bigger protests in February when a second wave of reductions kicks in. And this week, Putin is expecting a visit from the man to whom he "lost" Ukraine: Viktor Yushchenko, who was set to be sworn in as Ukrainian President last weekend despite Putin's very public support for his Kremlin-friendly opponent, Viktor Yanukovych...
...Church's Episcopal Conference, appeared to reverse Church policy by approving the use of condoms to combat the spread of the disease. But less than 24 hours later - following reports that Camino had received a sharp rebuke from the Vatican - the Episcopal Conference issued a statement denying any change. Wave of Inaction FRANCE Schools and government offices across the country closed as teachers and civil servants went on strike, climaxing a three-day series of walkouts by public-sector workers protesting job cuts and pay freezes. Rail services were disrupted mid-week; on Thursday, tens of thousands of demonstrators brought...
When Michael Kaelberer made his regular trip to the dump on a recent Sunday, a friend going the other way tried to wave him off. "They're down there!" he warned. "Aw, man," Kaelberer said. He had heard about the DNA sweep, and he didn't like it. He had lived in Truro for 33 years precisely because this kind of nonsense didn't happen here. Still, he had decided to surrender. "What are you going to do? You got a truck full of garbage," he says. "This is a small town. It's not worth getting on a list...
...coincidence that you will almost never find the well-known parent company listed anywhere on the packages of their New Age offerings. "There is a credibility gap with these [brand name] companies as they try to represent themselves as healthy brands," says Steve Demos, founder of White Wave and creator of Silk. In fact, Simon argues that Hain can benefit from other companies' marketing campaigns. "We have great products, but our industry needs to do a better job of telling its story," says Simon, who was fired after a short stint at Slim-Fast Foods Co. in the early...
...WHAT'S IN A NAME? Toyota Canada's special edition Celica Tsunami, available in color schemes like "thundercloud" and promising a "new wave of bold style," was renamed the Celica Sports Package last week out of sensitivity to the tsunami victims. Across the Atlantic, South African food franchise Mugg and Bean dropped its bacon-and-Thai-sauce Tsunami chicken burger (although it plans to revive a renamed sandwich in April...