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...lambasted Mittal's decision to make an unsolicited bid, accusing him of having "a grammar problem," while President Jacques Chirac searched for ways to stop the takeover. One former French Prime Minister, Michel Rocard, wrote an angry screed entitled "Europe Should Say No," that advocated the introduction of a blanket ban on acquisitions by non-Europeans. At Arcelor itself, chief executive Guy Dollé slammed Mittal Steel as "a company of Indians" that was offering "monkey money" for his firm, which he described as "perfume" compared to the "eau de cologne" of his rival...
...Klub. Petersen and Sundquist, still recovering from celebrating their victory announced the night before, had promised the Klub that they would participate in the Polar Bear Swim. “This is the first of many campaign promises that Petersen/Sundquist will fulfill,” Petersen said, a blue-blanket draped over his otherwise bare body. “I had no idea that being the UC president would be so rewarding.” Most participants remained in the water for only twenty to thirty seconds while others ventured out 50 or 60 feet and more than waist deep...
...really compare to them. What's it like? It ain't comfortable, but it is getting more comfortable. I have a teleprompter - not that I need it because after all it is my life and I can remember most of it - but I like having it as a security blanket...
...supposedly reading Spenser’s “The Faerie Queene” but actually watching Jay-Z videos on MTV.com, I came across the new video from the burlesque-dancers-turned-pop-stars known as the Pussycat Dolls. I watched it 40 times, and after such blanket repetition, I came to an interesting conclusion. I won’t bore you with the concept of the video, but it involves a lot of pole dancing and gyrating on taxicabs. This was not what impressed me. I knew from prior experience that the Pussycat Dolls could accomplish these tasks...
...have already seen what can happen to educational systems when blanket measures such as Proposal Two are adopted. Since California voters banned the use of affirmative action in admissions to its public universities, there has been a sharp decline in student body diversity, especially at UCLA. The adoption of Proposal Two in Michigan will simply spread this unfortunate situation to another state and keep even more students from gaining equal opportunity in education...