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...special forces, a fabled but mostly misunderstood arm of the U.S. military, didn't win the war in Iraq. But America's secret army, deployed in greater numbers than ever before and working for the first time with the support of the entire chain of command, did as much as the pilots, tankers and artillery to shorten the war. And now, as the U.S. finds itself in a deepening struggle to root out stubborn pockets of resistance and track down Saddam, the Pentagon's most specialized units are again playing outsize roles. Last week Army special forces, along with troops...
...retailer FAO. Saks plans to add an FAO boutique to 22 of its stores by September and FAO displays in 245 of its locations for the holidays. "FAO should have done this long ago," says Jeffrey Van Sinderen, a specialty retail analyst for B. Riley & Co. Leveraging another chain's infrastructure, he says, could have reduced the high costs that helped drive the retailer into the bankruptcy from which it emerged in April. And the partnership could yield new customers--moms as well as kids--for Saks...
...something of an institution, setting the benchmark for opulence in Goa for many years before the arrival of slicker competition. Its palatial lobby is still impressive, though some say the standard of service has fallen off in recent times. Take note though: Aman, the Singapore-based resort chain, just took over the running of the property and has plans to upgrade...
...Figo, there's also fullback Roberto Carlos. Why, then, did the Spanish club agree to pay €35 million for skills it already has? The answer to that question came last week from Tokyo, where Beckham and his wife Victoria arrived to promote a brand of chocolate and a chain of beauty salons. Wherever they went, Posh and Becks were mobbed by fans wearing Beckham shirts and waving Beckham dolls. Staking out a Tokyo hotel where the player was making a promotional appearance, Yusuke Ozaki, 24, and his wife sported the red shirts of Man U; but he had already...
...associate who has spoken to him about the concept. "He can say, 'This isn't my deal.' But he's interested." Gore has been exploring and encouraging several types of possibilities in recent months, and consulting closely with Joel Hyatt, the founder of Hyatt Legal Services, a nationwide chain of low-cost, storefront legal clinics. (Hyatt ran for Senate from Ohio in 1994, unsuccessfully seeking the seat that was vacated by the retirement of his father-in-law, Howard Metzenbaum.) One entertainment industry source who met with Gore and Hyatt earlier this year said that, at that time, part...