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| Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:00:00 EST More Americans fund their own retirement |
| Who says Americans aren't saving enough for retirement? Certainly not Fidelity. The number of new individual retirement accounts opened at the firm has increased by 22 percent so far this year, compared with 2005. Savings levels have risen by 25 percent. And it turns out that young people aren't the spendthrifts many make them out to be–they're the ones saving. More than half of those ages 18 to 35 are contributing annually to an IRA. |
| Fri, 14 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST Bolten aims for sweeping staff changes |
| Republican insiders now expect incoming White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten to make more far-reaching changes in the West Wing than they initially predicted. Bolten officially takes over from Andy Card on Saturday, and White House officials say Bolten has signaled that he wants new energy, more aggressiveness, and fresh ideas about how to advance the president's agenda. |
| Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:00:00 EST American generosity |
| Days after the Boxing Day tsunami in December 2004, after the United States government pledged $15 million in aid, United Nations Relief Coordinator Jan Egeland reproached the United States and other rich countries for being "stingy" with foreign aid in general. Soon afterward, as the extent of the damage became clearer, the U.S. government pledged $350 million. In addition, U.S. military forces provided an amazing amount of aid to tsunami victims, at a cost that has not been tallied. Still, Egeland's charge that the United States is "stingy" continues to be the conventional wisdom in many quarters. Scandinavians like Egeland point out that U.S. government foreign aid as a percentage of gross domestic product is well below that of some advanced countries, notably some in Scandinavia. |
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| Sat, 15 Apr 2006 16:34:48 EDT Boys' drownings ruled a 'tragic accident' |
| Police confirmed Saturday that two decomposed bodies pulled from a park lagoon are those of two young boys who disappeared nearly a month ago. An autopsy ruled the boys drowned and there was no evidence of foul play. Milwaukee Police Chief Nan Hergerty said the deaths were a "tragic accident." Quadrevion Henning, 12, and Purvis Parker, 11, were last seen heading to the park to play ball. |
| Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:58:08 EDT Missing girl's body found in neighbor's home |
| A district attorney said he plans to seek the death penalty against a Purcell, Oklahoma, man who was arrested after the body of a girl was found in his apartment. |
| Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:16:25 EDT U.S.-led troops kill dozens of Taliban |
| In some of the fiercest fighting in months, Afghan forces backed by U.S.-led coalition troops killed 41 Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, the governor of Kandahar province has said. At least six Afghan policemen also died in the attacks, which targeted suspected Taliban hideouts in the area where Taliban leader Mullah Omar was born and raised. Coalition helicopters were used in the operation. |
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