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...what I’m saying is out of the mainstream which I recognize,” White said. “That’s one of my goals—to be a little bit out of the mainstream and to challenge assumptions and conventional wisdom underlying the purpose of corporations and the legal standing of corporations...
...first day was wild,” Himler said. “It was 20 knots (25 mph winds), and it was a bit cold and wet. People weren’t used to those conditions, but we handled them extremely well...
...division pair of captain Liz Powers and sophomore Marie Appel, moving up to the top bracket for the first time this fall, struggled a bit more, but found a rhythm to close out the regatta. The boat finished seventh overall with 59 points, but earned a spot in the top six through its last four races...
...year elections always see a bit of a backlash: the Democrats lost the Virginia statehouse in 1997, while Bush's GOP candidate was defeated in 2001. Oftentimes that backlash doesn't impact the next elections: in 1998 the Democrats picked up five seats in the House, and Bush picked up eight House seats and two Senate seats in 2002. But they are typically useful petri dishes for experimenting with all kinds of messaging and new technologies. In 2001, for instance, Karl Rove test-drove most of the components that would help the GOP expand its majorities the next year, such...
...some think tank or ministry in Beijing toasting the 30th anniversary of China's great opening to the world and outlining what the next phase of China's historic development would entail. At a time when experts and policymakers everywhere were decrying "global economic imbalances," China would do its bit to rectify them...