| How The Ronaldo Deal Means Madrid Pay Bara Or Milan Pay Inter
Although it seems that the Catalan club has nothing to do with any move that the Fenômeno may make back to old haunt Milan, it's exactly the Blaugrana spectre that is causing indigestion at the White House.
If the deal goes through the Merengues could be forced to pay their arch-rivals for the pleasure – or AC Milan will have to cough a chunk of change up for Inter…
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Hurricane To-Do List Still Long, Crist Says: As He OKs Insurance ...
Jan. 26--Gov. Charlie Crist signed a sweeping insurance-reform bill into law Thursday -- but even he agreed there's a lot of work left to be done. "It is just the beginning -- let's understand that," Crist said. "We need to remain vigilant about this issue." The 167-page bill, the product of a seven-day special session, promises property-insurance reductions averaging 22 percent statewide, in return for Florida taxpayers shouldering a greater share of the risk that a catastrophic hurricane will sweep through the state. But lawmakers and the populist-sounding Crist, eager to provide short-term relief to unhappy homeowners, overlooked -- for now -- longer-term proposals to reduce hurricane damage. Absent from the package was any attempt to restrict new coastal development or detailed plans to reward residents who take steps to protect their homes from hurricane damage.
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For the first time in years, state lawmakers sided with homeowners at the expense of the insurance industry Sunday as they hammered out a massive hurricane-insurance overhaul that they promise will lower rates. The promised rate cuts of 5 percent to 25 percent -- varying from place to place and company to company -- are based largely on two measures: having the state shoulder an unprecedented $35 billion in insurance risk, and expanding state-run Citizens Property Insurance to compete with private companies in high-risk areas. Citizens customers, who live mostly along the coast and largely in South Florida, will see the smallest savings, from 5 percent to 20 percent, compared to their 2006 rates. But lawmakers won't and can't guarantee that it all will work.
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