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While there is some truth in the warnings--the air transportation sector does have serious problems that it must address--the doomsday predictions are far too gloomy. In fact, almost 22 years since the U.S. airline industry was deregulated, it is by far the best time to be a frequent flyer--particularly if you are young...
...battalion commander, Lt. Col. Michael Ellerbe, for ignoring claims that his men were mistreating the civilians they were supposed to be protecting. "Unit members violated the limits and terms of their military assignments by intimidating, interrogating, abusing and beating Albanians and by traveling outside of their physically assigned sector to conduct some of these activities," the report said. "The facts reveal several incidents of soldier misconduct towards females, including inappropriate touching, grabbing of breasts and buttocks and the perception of Kosovar females of improper searches conducted by soldiers." Ellerbe didn't see it that way. "My goal was to eliminate...
...component, shot up 16 points on speculation that they're due for a merger (word is the old-school suits over there will hold out for an extremely dignified deal). Intel, Cisco Systems and Oracle drove NASDAQ, basically because they're the best bets in a rather shaky tech sector, and investors like to have their portfolios nice and fat before the long weekend...
...fact, things are looking up. The Fed is on the sidelines. Election years are historically upbeat ones on Wall Street. Sure, the tech sector's still a minefield, but the usual safe plays, like Thursday's trio, are still reliable...
...chart titled "The Poor Give the Hardest," which appeared with your report on the New Philanthropists [SOCIETY, July 24], misinterpreted the Independent Sector's most recent figures from a 1999 survey on giving and volunteering in the U.S. The data in the chart represent the average percentage of income only for those households that made contributions in 1998, not the average percentage contributed by all households in the U.S. at those income levels. SUSAN K.E. SAXON-HARROLD VICE PRESIDENT, RESEARCH Independent Sector Washington...