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Allowing Red Cross officials to visit the Cuban camps will do much to ensure appropriate living conditions as well as to maintain world opinion in our favor, an important asset in the campaign against terrorism. The outdoor six- by eight-foot wire cages are acceptable as a temporary measure, and a permanent indoor facility is currently under construction. In the meantime, however, adequate sanitary conditions must be maintained in the outdoor cages, and the standards of treatment of prisoners afforded by the Geneva conventions should be fully implemented...
Still, as with any great movie or music executive, Lutz's greatest asset is an uncanny sense of what makes a hit. He compares Detroit to Hollywood, arguing that in both cities, cost controls and clever marketing--while obviously important--will avail you little if you don't make popular products. And like many successful entertainment execs, he holds that focus groups will take you only so far: there's always an element of gut, and of risk. Lutz used his gut to propel a struggling Chrysler to greatness in the 1990s with a series of cars and trucks that...
...actively encouraged workers to buy Enron stock. In a memo in August, Lay told employees he'd "never felt better about the prospects of the company. Our growth has never been more certain." Enron workers were further hamstrung by Enron's switching of plan administrators and freezing of all asset shifting within 401(k) accounts for at least 10 days, just as Enron stock was taking its dive. The result was ruin, as Enron sank from $90 to under...
Onyekwe’s greatest asset is his versatility. The London native has the strength to score in the paint, and he has added a consistent outside shot this year, connecting on an impressive 48 percent of his three-point attempts...
...most part their men kept their weapons, and once the American bombers had tipped the tactical balance, towns changed hands in traditional warlord horse-trading rituals rather than in pitched battles. Even though they no longer control any significant territory, the Taliban's thousands of fighters may remain an asset prized by various warlords in their continuing turf battles for control over southern Afghanistan. And such calculations may be hindering the hunt for Mullah Omar...