Word: appealling
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...That's a mere coda, though, to the film's climactic half-hour, when Berg pours on the adrenaline with cool shootouts, last-minute rescues and the cornering of the evil genius. That should give The Kingdom mass-audience appeal as a retro-fantasy of American grit and smarts, culminating in politico-military triumph. Who needs a stalled, baffled, exhausted Army when our four globetrotting, gun-toting crime-solvers can be sent to the scene to sleuth out and wipe out the bad guys...
...making more models available globally. In the U.K., for example, 18 models will be on offer by next year, up from six in 2003. Nevertheless, Chrysler cars still reflect the company's domestic orientation. "They're built for American drivers and U.S. conditions," Anwyl says, which could limit their appeal in foreign markets. But Manley says Chrysler began addressing that problem in 2003, when it started taking international needs into account. It's tripling the number of cars available with right-hand drive, for instance, and quadrupling to 16 the number with a diesel engine option. It also launched...
...positioning of Dodge as a global brand puzzles John Monks, a Detroit-based analyst with Autopolis, a consulting group. "Jeep is its only brand with real appeal." Manley admits that "a lot of people [overseas] don't know Dodge," which makes it harder to market. But Dodge is the only Chrysler brand producing small cars, which are popular in Asia and Latin America. Certainly the Caliber is so far doing well: its first-year overseas sales overseas should...
...spouse is Michelle Obama, the wife of a leading contender for the job. She may think she is humanizing Barack by calling him "stinky and snore-y," but these undermining, embarrassing comments make me wonder if she feels a bit threatened by her husband's success and broad appeal. Sally Jorgensen Santa Cruz, California...
...Harvard medical student won her appeal yesterday to get extra break time to express breast milk into a bottle during a medical certification exam, but the board regulating the test has already appealed the decision...