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...charges. Reflecting the growing concern in business circles about the case, Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said those accused of economic crimes should not be held in preventive custody, and added that the case "harms the country's image and investor sentiment." President Vladimir Putin has remained silent throughout the affair. Linked: Going For The Oligarchs Al-Qaeda Bust SAUDI ARABIA The government announced the capture of 16 al-Qaeda suspects and the seizure of an arsenal of weapons, including antitank launchers, rockets and more than 20 tons of chemical substances used for manufacturing explosives. The detentions bring the number...
...with WMD was an argument that played to Bush's strengths. As a politician, Bush has always been better at asserting his case than at making it. After 9/11, his sheer certitude--and the faith Americans had in his essential trustworthiness--led Americans to overwhelmingly support him. The yellowcake affair may have already changed that relationship, for as the casualties mount in Iraq, polls suggest that some of that faith is eroding. Which means the next time Bush tells the nation where he wants to go, it may not be so quick to follow. --With reporting by Massimo Calabresi, Matthew...
...complex case, but the fact that Deripaska is related by marriage to the Yeltsin family added to the mood of factionalism run amok. Two key Kremlin officials, Viktor Ivanov and Igor Sechin, have been repeatedly singled out in the Russian press as playing a crucial role in the Khodorkovsky affair. Many observers feel they are a cover for Putin himself. "I don't see these folks as independent actors," says Michael McFaul, a professor at Stanford University and specialist in Russian politics. Pavlovsky maintains that the faction, not the President, is pushing this particular crusade. After crushing independent TV networks...
Harvard’s grant is a one-time affair, said Fonseca-Sabune, and Corbin said that it was not always easy to find individuals willing to give...
...information technology manager. Businesses call it customer relationship management (CRM for short), or “touch” or leveraging relationships. Whatever you call it, the concept is simple: even when the business involves tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars, transactions are still a person-to-person affair, and flattery will get you everywhere...