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...Kennedy invincibility is getting noticeably shopworn--even in Massachusetts, where Kennedys have been on the ballot 20 times and never defeated. Not next year. Two prospective candidates and sons of R.F.K.--former Congressman Joe Kennedy II and his younger brother Max--backed away from what could have been brutal races. (Both declined to be interviewed for this article.) "It's not there for Joe and the others. There are too many problems," says a Kennedy friend. "And they're not prone to taking the kind of chances they would have at one time...
...Because despite the region's subpar growth and high unemployment (8.3%), every one of the 12 euro-zone countries has inflation rates in the red zone, defined as anything above 2%. Higher energy costs, rising wages and the outbreak of livestock disease have plunged the Continent into stagflation, a brutal combination of poor growth and high inflation. That could prove to be the first big test for Europe's 2 1/2-year-old single-currency system. If the ECB fails to respond soon, it will antagonize European governments and possibly influence coming elections in Germany and France...
...term salvation from a price war in the mainland's fledgling but fast-growing PDA market. There are as many as 100 rivals in this slugfest, ranging from market leaders Hi-Tech Wealth, Meijin and Legend Computers, to manufacturers better known for selling refrigerators. Their tactics are predatory. In brutal marketing campaigns with names like Plan A (inspired by a popular Jackie Chan action flick), they have cut prices by a gut-wrenching 40%. "I'm the worst one when it comes to challenging all the manufacturers with price slashing," Meijin founder Sher Tak Fa boasts with bravado typical...
...mistake which will haunt me for the rest of my life. The result is brutal for me, but also for my wife, my children, my mother." ?BORIS BECKER
...Because despite the region's subpar growth and high unemployment (8.3%), every one of the 12 euro-zone countries has inflation rates in the red zone, defined as anything above 2%. Higher energy costs, rising wages and the outbreak of livestock disease have plunged the Continent into stagflation, a brutal combination of poor growth and high inflation. That could prove to be the first big test for Europe's 2 1/2-year-old single-currency system. If the ECBfails to respond soon, it will antagonize European governments and possibly influence coming elections in Germany and France...