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Last Weekend's Street Demonstrations by a Million Parisians Have Served to Remind Us of Our High Regard for France and the French

Thomas Jefferson is supposed to have said (though some scholars deny he did) that “Every man has two countries--his own and France”.I thought of that famous…

Travel Troubleshooter: Are Hidden Hotel Fees About to Check Out?

After Jane Hatch selected the room rate she wanted at the West Street Hotel in Bar Harbor, Me., the hotel website delivered an unpleasant surprise on the next screen: The quoted price…

Get the Most from Your Tax Dollars: Explore Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. certainly lives up to its nickname, "Capital of the Free World." Most of what makes Washington special -- government buildings, monuments, museums, memorials -- is…