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...game will undoubtedly most ardently be played by prot?g?s of the former Suharto regime who still hold key judicial, military and legislative positions. "Court cases here are basically an auction where the highest bidder wins," says Hans Vriens, who heads the Jakarta office for the Washington-based consulting group Apco. "In this case, of course, there will be immense political pressure on the judges as well...
...current list of prospective owners offers Harrington a number of attractive choices. But there is one venerable Boston-area bidder missing from the mix—Harvard. A Harvard-owned Sox would never leave Boston before the school leaves Harvard Yard. With 365 years of history behind it, Harvard would have the chance to return the team to its glory days before the Curse of the Bambino. The University should have considered acquiring the Sox; we would have looked forward to attending President Lawrence H. Summers’ office hours in the owner?...
...screening process and would be expected to work as highly trained professionals. Having higher-paid federal workers instead of outsourced personnel will attract more qualified individuals to guard our airports, and we would rather pay the extra cost than have the safety of all Americans protected by the lowest bidder...
...choose to keep their data confidential, rewrote its privacy policy last year to say customer data are an "asset" it may sell or transfer in the future. If an e-commerce site you bought from goes bankrupt, it could be legally required to sell your data to the highest bidder. And sites routinely sell or exchange your personal information. Privacy advocates are pushing for federal legislation requiring websites to let users opt out of sharing, as has recently happened in financial services...
...invested in its schools, which not only produced an eye-popping 11 National Merit Scholars in the most recent graduating class but also provide top-notch vocational training to those not bound for college. Rather than throw money at the biggest factories that are shopping themselves to the highest bidder, Tupelo's industrial-development effort seeks smaller employers across a diverse range of industries. And most new residents find Tupelo a pleasant place to live--one reason that turnover, a major expense for any business, runs only about 3% a year in the manufacturing sector, compared with double digits experienced...