BANDA ACEH, Indonesia – For Nimal Premasiri, televised images of water surging into New Orleans (search) triggered painful memories. He lost his wife and daughter just eight months ago when waves “big as elephants” crashed into a packed commuter train in Sri Lanka. “God has made us equals in birth, …
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I’d like to sell one mutual fund and buy another. Will there be any penalties or tax implications? QUESTION: I want to sell one mutual fund and use the money to buy another. What process do I need to follow? Will there be penalties or tax implications? ANSWER: If you’ve …
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What mutual funds specialize in smaller banks? What about regional banks? QUESTION: Are there any mutual funds that specialize in smaller community banks? What about regional banks? ANSWER: Considering that the mutual-fund universe consists of more than 8,200 offerings, you can pretty much bet that for every corner of the …
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Let’s just say the odds still favor the house. In a big way. 1. “The house always wins, and it’s now winning more.” Maybe you’ve had a good night or two at the casino sometime in the past decade, but it’s the house that has hit the jackpot. Visitors gambled …
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WEYMOUTH, Mass. – A 27-year-old man who fell through the ice while walking home in the dark survived the frigid plunge thanks to a neighbor who skidded across the pond in a canoe. Rescuers and neighbors could hear Jason Dubois’ cries for help but could not initially see him in …
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WASHINGTON – A senior Bush administration official said Tuesday that the United States is pushing Pakistan to fix “serious distortions” ahead of Feb. 18 parliamentary elections. Richard Boucher, the assistant secretary of state for South Asia, conceded before a House panel that “if history is any guide,” some fraud will …
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DALLAS – A man on the run from police since his teenage daughters were found shot to death in a taxicab on New Year’s Day had threatened to hurt one of the girls for dating a non-Muslim boy, according to police documents. Authorities deflected questions Wednesday about whether the sisters, …
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In American pop culture, the face of abortion is often a frightened teenager, nervously choosing to terminate an unexpected pregnancy. The numbers tell a far more complex story in which financial stress can play a pivotal role. Half of the roughly 1.2 million U.S. women who have abortions each year …
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This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” May 12, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Mike Gilbert knows O.J. Simpson very well. He is Simpson’s former sports agent and long-time friend, and he is now …
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First it was our noses, then our breasts, then our butts, and now our — our WHAT? That’s right — our private parts. Thanks to the proliferation of porn and crafty marketing, we’ve seen a rise in female genital cosmetic surgery. Models and celebrities are just some of the women …
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