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I'd be a better investor if I had more in common with Michelle Leder. What I like to read most i... Disturbing Footnotes...

I'd be a better investor if I had more in common with Michelle Leder. What I like to read most is modern fiction, such as Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex or Keri Hulme's The Bone People, or biographies, such as Nien Cheng's Life and Death in Shanghai. [Get lots of great reading ideas on our Eclectic Library discussion board.] Michelle Leder, though, seems to most enjoy reading the footnotes of...

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SPRING VALLEY — The recent spate of mergers between health insurers may not be in the public's b... Watchdog: Insurance mergers

SPRING VALLEY — The recent spate of mergers between health insurers may not be in the public's best interest, a consumer watchdog said yesterday.

"We might end up with just a handful of big insurance companies covering New Yorkers," said Charles Bell, programs director for Consumers Union, the Yonkers-based nonprofit group that publishes Consumer Reports.

Consumer advocates fear th...

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WASHINGTON - "There are many, many pieces of mythology going around about this bill," Nona Bear s... Giving Medicare Part Da sp

WASHINGTON - "There are many, many pieces of mythology going around about this bill," Nona Bear said last week as she opened a training session on Medicare's new prescription drug program. "The most pernicious is that this is only for low-income seniors."

In fact, the voluntary program, also known as Medicare Part D, is open to more than 40 million people of all economic levels, most of ...

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The court challenge was brought by AAA Investments, a micro-lending operation in the Eastern Cape... Microlending watchdog'

The court challenge was brought by AAA Investments, a micro-lending operation in the Eastern Cape, which is registered with the MFRC. The microlender argued that the MFRC rules were tantamount to regulations and the council had assumed legislative powers in introducing these rules, which was unconstitutional and unlawful.

The High Court judge found that the MFRC had no power to make such ...

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7:00 pm Legends and Lore: The North Atlantic 7:30 pm Legends and Lore: The North Atlantic 8:00 pm... If I could go Back in time

7:00 pm Legends and Lore: The North Atlantic 7:30 pm Legends and Lore: The North Atlantic 8:00 pm The Simpsons 8:30 pm The Simpsons 9:00 pm The Simpsons 9:30 pm The Simpsons 10:00 pm Code Name: Eternity MONTREAL TRAFFIC

If you could turn back the clock on your career, is there anything you would do differently? We put that question to five successful careerists.

Terry DiMonte, host ...

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Officials assured yesterday the government retirees of secure income, saying that they would ensu... Govt assures retirees of s

Officials assured yesterday the government retirees of secure income, saying that they would ensure that the NMI Retirement Fund program remains stable.

Gov. Juan N. Babauta, in his remarks during the Fund's 25th anniversary yesterday, said that the agency right now "is in the best shape ever."

He cited that the Fund under a previous board of trustees had suffered a $125 million to...

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Posted online: Friday, October 28, 2005 at 0000 hours IST Minkey, a chimpanzee and his part... Spymate soon in India...

Posted online: Friday, October 28, 2005 at 0000 hours IST

Minkey, a chimpanzee and his partner Mike were two of the best known spies in the business. When it came to top-secret missions these Spymates never considered any mission impossible.

But when Mike's wife passed away he had to leave the dangerous world of espionage behind in order to raise his baby girl, Anelia. Reluctantly,...

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As director of the Duquesne University law school clinic serving aggrieved investors, professor A... Follow these five rules in

As director of the Duquesne University law school clinic serving aggrieved investors, professor Alice Stewart has heard her share of horror stories.

One of her favorites involves a broker who told his client he had to take investment losses for geopolitical reasons.

"The client left scratching his head saying, ‘I must be stupid. I don't get it,'" Stewart recalls.

Stupi...

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Even a rain-soaked South Sound Stadium couldn't slow down Timberline's Bobby Barnes. Barn... Barnes, Blazers sink White River..

Even a rain-soaked South Sound Stadium couldn't slow down Timberline's Bobby Barnes.

Barnes caught four passes for 140 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Mike Jones midway through the fourth quarter, in the Blazers' 16-6 nonleague victory against visiting White River on Thursday.

After a stellar first quarter, when he hauled in three passes for ...

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For a second, George looks hurt. Not in a 'Jeez, I've just been clocked by a Joe Frazier left h... Big George still sizzles...

For a second, George looks hurt. Not in a 'Jeez, I've just been clocked by a Joe Frazier left hook' kind of way - but hurt nonetheless.

George recovers well, fixes the aggressive foodie with a broad smile and says: "You don't have to use oil at all - this is a non-stick pan."

Big George Foreman: the preacher back in his pulpit, spreading the word of healthy grilling.

There...

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