Some of the ones that quit were quite smart and have the remaining ones wondering if staying makes sense.
For a guy that quit drinking, President Bush sure knows how to run up the tab.
The union was one of seven that quit the federation four years ago.
After all, the firms that quit Asia after its crisis of 1997-98 made a big mistake.
"I've seen black girls that quit, who wouldn't play tennis for fear of what would happen to them".
The nations that quit before and during the week are those that lead the world in democratic government and respect for human rights.
KCET, the Los Angeles public television that quit carrying PBS shows Jan . 1because it said the dues were too high, has found a new source of original programs that it will get free.
In an earlier paper, Mr Eichengreen and Doug Irwin of Dartmouth College note that countries that remained on gold were more likely to erect protectionist measures against imports than countries those that quit.
Two years ago she was part of a Himex expedition that quit the mountain after Brice and his lead Sherpa, or sirdar, Phurba Tashi, deemed the peak too dangerous.
KCET-TV, the public broadcaster that quit carrying PBS programming on Jan . 1to avoid paying dues, began broadcasting Al Jazeera English on its main channel on Feb. 1, as the political landscape in Northern Africa and the Middle East started to unwind.
Link Media, the San Francisco-based parent of the Link TV satellite-distributed network and online international news portal, and KCET, the independent Los Angeles public television station that quit PBS last year, said they would join forces in a new venture known as KCETLink.
