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While supporters of this position often resort to hyperbole and jingoistic rhetoric, their case has an element of truth. The U.S. cannot always stick to the rules of free trade when other nations do not. At times, it may be advisable to impose temporary protectionist measures as a bargaining chip...
...Travel section, contributor Pico Iyer takes you to Thailand, the "Land of Smiles" as well as this year's hottest new tourist destination. Iyer spent several weeks exploring the Asian jewel, from the cool allure of the hill town of Chiangmai to the seaside resort of Pattaya to the thriving capital of Bangkok...
...price range. Those were the yuppie domiciles that brokers, traders and investment bankers in their thirtysomethings could well afford during bull-market days. Prices have not fallen drastically yet, but hardly anyone is buying, especially in Wall Street's primary bedroom, Connecticut, and favorite resort, Long Island's Hamptons...
...confidence was maintained by the existence of safety nets and regulatory bodies created during the 1930s, including federal deposit insurance, Social Security and unemployment compensation. There was not a murmur of concern about the banking system since the public assumed, correctly, that the Government was the lender of last resort...
That is no guarantee, however, that the exasperating dispute is finally over. Israel now says negotiations are needed to decide who owns the resort's lucrative hotel. The conservative Likud is also using the dispute to bash its ) Labor rivals in Israel's election campaign. Although both parties had agreed to arbitration, Likud politicos are angrily demanding, "Who lost Taba...