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...Development. There are women judges, too, in Palestine, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates - something that would have been hard to imagine a generation ago. And women are taking an increasingly prominent role in the economy; in the West Bank recently I met female lawyers, architects and even a lift engineer. Of course, we can't get carried away. In some Middle Eastern countries, the progress of women can appear desperately slow. And in none have women attained anything like the opportunities we take for granted in Western Europe or North America. Women still have to contend daily with male...
...second half, freshman guard Dee Giger provided the Crimson with a similar lift. First, the freshman knocked down a pull-up jumper from the left corner. Then, on the next possession, Giger drove baseline and flushed home a one-handed jam for two of his eight points on the night...
...through a vast expansion of Medicaid - the state-and-federal health care program for the poor. The Senate bill would make eligible anyone earning up to 133% of the federal poverty level (for a family of four, an income of about $29,300 a year); the House bill would lift that threshold to 150% of poverty (or about $33,000 for a family of four...
...kids hitting the slopes, the resort is enviably positioned: Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk resorts can be accessed with one lift ticket. And after a day of carving the hillsides, skiers can head to the spa for such muscle-soothing remedies as Siberian fir body wraps and warm birch-oil massages...
...price of nothing, expensive wines, surprise treats.... But before you stuff some shirts into a carry-on and prepare to brave the skies as Bingham does in the film, be aware that the glories of becoming an American Airlines 10 million miler have been given a little movie-magic lift...