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...surprise, then, that past efforts to limit Arafat's prerogatives have failed. Nevertheless, one group of reformers thinks it has found a way to whittle down Arafat's domain. Its secret weapon against the imperious Palestinian leader: a team of American accountants. Shuttling between hotels in the West Bank and offices in California, a handful of professionals hired from Standard & Poor's by the reform-minded new Palestinian Finance Minister, Salam Fayyad, are combing through the many business interests of Arafat's Palestinian Authority, looking to uncover malfeasance. When they are done, according to an agreement Arafat signed in August...
CLASS SIZE Governor Jeb Bush rallied hard against a measure to limit class sizes. Passed...
...that exceeded the EPA standard by as much as 10 times. The problem with big fish is that they're at the top of the pelagic food chain, accumulating mercury from smaller fry and then passing it on to you. The good news: if you stop eating seafood or limit your consumption to low-metal varieties such as tilapia and sole, your body will rid itself of the mercury--though it may take years. --BY Janice M. Horowitz...
...bill raising pension-insurance costs. Under the measure, which takes effect Jan. 1, workers and their employers will be required to pay 19.5% of wages as pension contributions, up from 19.1% currently. Opposition parties and some Greens think the hike will hamper competitiveness. The bill also raises the upper limit on wages subject to the tax to €5,100 from the current €4,600. Ultimately, the Greens went along but 18 of them protested that the raise sends the "wrong message." Maybe their next move will be to release their own protest song. REPARATIONS Apartheid's Courtroom Drama...
Viggiani didn’t limit her fun to parties in the Adams House dining hall, but often went out to dance at local night clubs. This had the potential to cause unexpected situationsfor some of the students living in her House, Coontz said...