41.   But others view a vote for a kidnapping victim as a show of solidarity in a nation that has the highest rate of abductions in the world.

42.   But shop around, because the highest rate and the national average differ widely.

43.   But the price of this victory has been high interest rates, the highest real rates in the world.

44.   But those numbers may be inflated because lenders and brokers sometimes quote the highest rate they think they can get.

45.   California and the West draw the highest IRS audit rates in the country.

46.   California has the highest electric rates in the West, and Arizona has the second highest.

47.   Calming concern further, consumer price inflation eased in September after climbing to its highest rate in two and a half years in August.

48.   CBS also claims to have posted the highest rate increase based on cost-per-thousand-viewers figures.

49.   Colombia has the highest rate of kidnappings in the world.

50.   Colombia has the highest rate of recorded kidnappings in the world.