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Defining exactly what a good-for-you product is--or what the market for these products might be--isn't a science. "You could make the market look as wide or as narrow as you want. The definitions are pretty loose," says Bob Goldin, executive vice president of Technomic, a food-industry research and consulting firm. "'Healthy' is very subjective," says Michelle Barry, senior vice president for consumer trends at the Hartman Group, a health-market consulting and research firm. "Consumers talk about it differently depending on who they are and what they believe." Danone is sensitive to this...
...years. In 2006 Indiana signed a 75-year lease for the 157-mile (253 km) Indiana Toll Road in exchange for $3.8 billion, funding the state's transportation needs for the next decade--and grabbing the attention of other budget-conscious states. "It was an earthquake in transportation," says Bob Poole, director of transportation studies at the Reason Foundation, a think tank...
...trying to shake things up just a little at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Bob Gates took one ordinary - and one extraordinary -step this week...
...that is probably overblown. Hamre will proceed carefully. Besides, Gates, an old cold warrior, knows all about the balance of power. And partly as a result, he also named two notable Bush administration veterans to the Board at the same time: former NSC director Bob Joseph and deputy NSC adviser J.D. Crouch. Both have spent years working for the President on foreign policy and are personally identified with the foundation of America's adventure in Iraq. They will join other Republican notables like Henry Kissinger, Newt Gingrich and Fred Ikle...
...also one of the only candidates that President Bush might be able to help this cycle. "The President is well received in Nebraska; I would be honored to have him here," Johanns said. On the other hand, even strong Republican candidates may not be enough if former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey decides to return to the political stage in his home state, while the Republican nominee for the Virginia Senate seat will have an uphill battle running against Democrat Mark Warner, a very popular former governor. "Virginia is going to the hardest state to hold," Ensign admits. "The most expensive...