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April 1, 2001

Congress to you: Spend the tax cut quickly
But are you more likely to do so if you get one $300 check or a few dollars in every paycheck?

Tourists fear to tread into British countryside
Though foot-and-mouth disease is harmless to humans, anxiety and misinformation are keeping people away in droves.

TV Times addenda
Here is a listing of today's television news shows.

EU increases role as Bush treads lighter
WASHINGTON -- As the White House reviews its foreign policy objectives, the European Union is stepping in to fill the diplomatic gap. Nowhere is this more visible than on the Korean peninsula.

Lott turns nickname game back on Bush with breezy moniker
President Bush is famous for giving nicknames to journalists, members of Congress and Cabinet members.

Italian police find body of banker
ROME -- The corpse of a man who was once Italy's most powerful banker was found in a hayloft a few hours after the arrest of a steelworker who allegedly tried to collect a $3.5-million ransom for the body, RAI state radio reported Sunday.

Lumber pact's expiration carries threat of trade war
A looming multibillion-dollar trade war over lumber looms between Canada and the United States.

 

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