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...Arroyo, meanwhile, has embarked on a charm blitz to bolster support. Last week, she invited her allies in the Senate to dine at the palace, and threw a dinner for alumni of the classes of 1973-1978 of the Philippine Military Academy, which include some of the armed forces' most senior officers. Attendance was poor: according to someone who attended the dinner, Arroyo was disappointed. "Are they waiting," she asked, "for the next regime...
...felt that Summers was perhaps more invested in face time with students, which was interesting given his reputation for being anti-democratic and unreceptive,” LaFlamme said. “Time will tell whether the time with Harvard students was an investment with credibility and a PR blitz, or whether Summers was actually receptive to dialogue...
...last night in Iran, I caught the kickoff of the Rafsanjani campaign blitz, appropriately staged on Fereshteh Street, one of Tehran's high-end thoroughfares and a cruising route for the young. The 70-year-old cleric's grinning face was plastered on a new-model Mercedes-Benz, and dandyish young men and pretty young women in snug, bright tunics leaped into traffic to slap stickers on passing cars. Some drivers swerved to avoid them, with expressions that seemed to say, This is all a lie. Others stared, as if they were taking in a strange exhibit...
...healthy snack after sweating in the hot sun. How about a jelly bean? Yes, Jelly Belly promises that its new lime-green Sport Beans will combine 120 mg of electrolytes, vitamins C and E and carbohydrates that will "sustain energy level" while preventing dehydration. Jelly Belly is not alone: Blitz Energy Gum assures a boost, and Quench Gum, with its double-orange and fruit flavors, claims it will pump up your salivary glands...
Gluck's product-infused formula is rapidly becoming a model for network TV's survival. Thanks in part to technologies like TiVo-which growing numbers of folks are using to blitz past commercials and watch TV on their own schedule-the ad-driven prime-time business model that has existed for decades is under assault as never before. In New York City last week, broadcast execs showcased their best hopes for luring viewers back this fall, unveiling dozens of new dramas, sitcoms and reality shows. If history is any guide, most of them will flop, with shows aimed at young...