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...proposal is being fiercely opposed by seven smaller carriers, including such moneymakers as Southwest, JetBlue and AirTran, which have filed formal complaints with the DOT. They claim that such alliances give too much market power to the large carriers and could drive smaller ones out of business and hurt consumers. Says Southwest CEO Jim Parker: "This alliance is really a de facto merger that is likely to result in less competition and higher prices." Airline observers are also concerned about how the DOT is reviewing the deal. Unusually, for a case with such large implications for U.S. travelers, the department...
...foreign affairs committee of the European Parliament. "The U.S. has to understand that the E.U. is a quasi-state entity, with standards and rules and, soon, a constitution. We're not some alliance or free trade area." Washington has been arguing for years that Turkey should be made a formal E.U. candidate. But after the Sept. 11 attacks, and particularly since war plans for Iraq took shape, the push has been more urgent. What better way to demonstrate the benefits of reform to the Muslim world than to reward Turkey's new, Islam-based ruling party with an invitation...
Pakistan will participate in a “custom” training initiative, Zimmerman said—a combination of a program explicitly for government officials and a less formal mid-career program...
...Mather-Dunster-Quincy formal was held last night in a locale selected by a professional party planner—Club Aria, a venue on Tremont Street in Boston that the Boston Citysearch website describes as evoking “the sensual opulence of a bordello...
...finances secure, Mather also hosted a free 21-and-over pre-formal Stein Club, open to members of all three Houses...