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...Officers and a Metropolitan Police commander. Few would deny that Britain has a drink problem. While its total alcohol consumption is lower than that of most southern European countries, where the tradition of raising a glass or two over dinner adds up over the year, it is closing the gap fast and has already overtaken Italy. And according to a National Health Service (nhs) report published last year, Britain has the unfortunate distinction of leading Europe in binge drinking, defined as consuming the equivalent of a bottle of wine on a single occasion. A 2003 government report found that consumption...
DIED. ROSE MARY WOODS, 87, doggedly loyal secretary to President Richard Nixon who famously took part of the blame for an 181/2-min. gap in a tape recording of a conversation between Nixon and his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, made three days after the Watergate break-in; in Alliance, Ohio. Woods said that while transcribing the June 20, 1972, recording--which was considered critical because it might have shown that Nixon knew in advance about the break-in and was involved in a coverup--she could have erased part of the tape by accidentally hitting the erase key while reaching...
...plan to revamp the Social Security system runs up against the same hard truths. In 13 years retirees will be taking out more than working people are putting in. About 25 years later, the trust fund set aside for that gap is projected to disappear. Whether or not that expected shortfall is an immediate crisis, at some point we will have to tip the scales to set things right. That means putting in a little more (higher taxes) or taking out a little less (smaller benefits). The last major overhaul, in 1983, did a bit of both. The plan favored...
...We’ve seen a widening gap in the earnings of those people with and without a college education. For me, that means that making sure everyone can go to college is more important than ever...
...that prosperity, no matter who created it, hasn?t been spread equally, helping to fuel Barry?s latest comeback. For many in Washington, the housing boom has meant they can?t afford to live in many of the new apartments built in the city. And the income gap between Washington?s richest and poorest has grown wider, with the average income of the top fifth of Washington?s population 31 times as high as the bottom fifth. The recent controversy over a public-financed baseball stadium, which Barry opposed, illustrated that concern, as both white and black residents complained that...