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...were a little, say, heavy-handed with the plastic this holiday season, you may find yourself regretting that behavior when the bills roll in. Why? Banks and credit-card companies must follow new federal guidelines from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that require minimum payments to cover interest and fees plus at least 1% of the principal. For the 7% of consumers who pay only the minimum, that will mean writing fatter checks. But what if you're sick of the whole plastic ride and really want to put a serious dent in your debt? Here...
...iconoclastic Democrat who supports abortion rights but shares the Governor's hostility to government regulation. And he has demoted partisans like liberal environmental activist Terry Tamminen and Kennedy's predecessor, conservative Republican Patricia Clarey. He is courting?or, some suggest, co-opting? Democrats on pet issues like raising the minimum wage and freezing tuition at state colleges. But at the same time, he followed the politically safe precedent?no California Governor had commuted a death sentence in 38 years?and denied clemency to death-row inmate Stanley (Tookie) Williams...
...little incentive for Democrats to go along with his agenda?and help him improve his fortunes in the process. Indeed, Democrats aren't completely in synch with his new proposals and intend to press for things still on their wish list, such as an inflation provision in the minimum-wage hike, the right to buy cheaper prescription drugs from abroad and higher spending on education and health care for the poor. "We should be on the offensive and not reacting to Arnold's new script, which is designed to save his own job," says Phil Angelides, the state treasurer...
...this winter.Martin’s examination of the policy, she said, comes primarily in response to an announcement by Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby last May, as well as the May report of the Task Force on Women Faculty, which recommended that a “minimum maternity leave policy” be instituted across the University. That task force was also chaired by Hammonds.At the Council meeting Wednesday, some professors raised questions about the relative importance of maternity leave for faculty parents, Martin said.“Some people were talking about whether maternity leave...
...poor to the portfolio. Bill says he would also like to learn more about the Middle East and Asia. And he claims he will continue to increase the amount of time he devotes to the foundation. While it spends only 5% of its endowment a year (the minimum required under the tax code), Stonesifer says she would be happy to "blow past" that level for the right cause--like a vaccine for HIV or malaria...