The interest is something we have to deal with and interest payments are a major portion of our long-term debt problem that we need to address.

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Ultimately, the only way out of this looming crisis lies with the boomer gentry doing something totally out of character: getting past their self-interest and self-love for the good of the next generation.

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Congress could monkey with that scheme through bankruptcy law, however, something it has done repeatedly to protect the interest of other special creditors including student lenders and landlords.

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Zero Gravity says that the greatest interest is from firms wanting to reward their employees with something more interesting than a round of golf.

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Is there something to be said about the success of marriages between people with similar backgrounds, intelligence levels, areas of interest?

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"We had a lot of success with the open-heart surgery and saw there was a lot of interest in seeing what goes into something that's an everyday thing for some people, " Camarata says.

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With their eye on 2008, the party may also tone down any health legislation in the interest of getting something done.

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