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...prospect of his going free troubles security officials on both sides of the Atlantic, and leaves some bewildered by Washington's decision to drop its case against him. British authorities say they don't have sufficient evidence to try Doha, and plan instead to deport him to his native Algeria. What happens then? "Either Doha is left free to do as he pleases, and probably one day vanish to resume his plotting work," says a French counter-terror official. "Or the Algerians cite some pretext for arresting and jailing him, and ensure he's not a threat to anyone...
...Even though Ressam refused to testify in court, the fact that he had spilled the beans on Doha and evidence pointing to Doha's role as a Qaeda recruiter raises questions over the U.S. decision to drop the extradition request - particularly if the consequence of doing so is that Doha will go free. With no terror-related charges pending, Doha faces an immigration hearing in early 2007 that may end with his deportation from Britain. In Washington, officials at the U.S. Departments of State and Justice, as well at the CIA, refused to comment on Doha's case. (Each referred...
...themselves. Following the automobile industry's lead, many firms--about half of all businesses--are conducting audits, requiring marriage licenses or birth certificates to verify coverage for some spouses and dependents. Ford has cut more than 50,000 people from its rolls and Chrysler 26,000. That's a drop in the bucket when you expect to spend $2.3 billion on health care, Chrysler spokesman David Elshoff says, "but at that amount, you're looking at every option to bring costs down...
...with a tax-deferred savings account to which employers sometimes contribute. Chicago-based accounting firm Blackman Kallick offered its more than 200 employees the plan this year. "About 10% chose it," says human-resources manager Suzanne Palombi, "many more than we anticipated." For Blackman, that equates to a 33% drop in premium costs for those workers...
...MTA’s decision to drop tolls has been couched under the progressive rhetoric of giving long haul commuters a break. Gov. W. Mitt Romney has said that “the western drivers of Massachusetts have been ripped off,” and the abolition of tolls is his way of righting this wrong. But Romney has yet to suggest the means by which the funding for maintenance of highways provided by tolls will be replaced...