On the Road to Nowhere, Merchants Pay the Toll
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MAS-HA, West Bank -- From the Zeituna Restaurant to the Basel Furniture store, business once thrived along the road that runs through this Palestinian village, conducted in a language no longer spoken here.
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Some hubs of cheap retail are struggling, but not all of them.
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In many parts of the country, state and local governments are struggling to pay for roads, bridges and other projects because of rising construction costs.
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HIGHSPIRE, Pa. When toll collectors went on strike on the day before Thanksgiving, drivers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike were allowed to go through the toll booths without paying -- at least, for one day.
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The busiest travel weekend of the year is upon us and there will be no tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It&#39;s not some good will gesture on the part of the state, it&#39;s due to a strike called by toll collectors.
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When we look for point-to-point directions online, sometimes we deny ourselves the fun of a journey
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A resident of the Black Sea city of Varna reportedly launched a protest against a newly introduced toll system which requires that drivers pay to use the road to the city cemetery.
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A fictional $99 fare to Paris comes with some, ahem, unexpected restrictions.
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The capital's auto rickshaw drivers, widely known for flouting traffic laws and ripping off passengers, have tried to be nice. But they need to make a living
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Once, the Thakur of Mandawa lorded it over the merchants of his parched Silk Road region. Today, the heir to that title needs a little help from those merchants-turned-moguls
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Criminals and opportunists are reported to be trying to cash in on the tsunami victims' misfortune.
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Politics: 6 February 2005, Sunday. Driving on Bulgarian roads outside city boundaries without a pre-paid road-toll ticket (vignette) will be sanctioned as of Monday with a fine of BGN 100 to BGN 200.
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There are hundreds of dollars in your wallet that you can't see.
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When you're not inclined to give your product away for free, make your customers believe they're getting something for nothing.
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Sometimes the biggest rewards are hiding out of sight.
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The steep decline of the dollar against the euro has made eye-popping prices a lamentable part of the travelerâs tale.
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If you want to make money go to where the people are paying.