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...last year’s Orange Revolution, which was built on the premise to take the country away from the Kremlin’s spheres of influence. Former Soviet republic Belarus, on the other hand, has an authoritarian government keen on close relationships with Moscow and still enjoys cheap energy. Thus, gas from murky companies like Gazprom flows with political scents—and according to Putin’s desires...
...corporations linked to Abramoff?including a million-dollar payment that may well have come indirectly from corrupt Russian oil interests, which have never expressed much interest in moral fitness; half a million dollars from textile companies in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific that are known for their cheap labor; and a quarter of a million from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Abramoff's largest client. (See accompanying graphic...
...chain, high component costs (many parts are slapped with import tariffs) and nonwage expenses like housing for factory workers. CSM's Zhang estimates that materials account for 80% to 85% of a vehicle's cost (vs. 65% in Detroit), eroding much of the labor savings. "It's not particularly cheap to produce a car in China," notes Steven Blackman, head of Ernst & Young's automotive practice in Europe...
...begged for a job writing for Crumbs, a new pilot I liked because it was about a family that lied about every facet of its members' lives until the mom went crazy. Luckily, Crumbs wanted to hire me because, after eight years in journalism, I could be had cheap. This still didn't work out well for them. Which is why I'm trying to make it up by plugging the show. It premieres this Thursday! 9:30 p.m. E.T.! ABC! Jane Curtin! Fred Savage! William Devane! Tell your friends with Nielsen boxes...
...push hard this winter for such a program. House Republican leaders say they might accept one if immigrants had to return home to apply for temporary work permits. Hayworth tells TIME that even that would be too lenient, designed to appease "left-wing grievance mongers" and businesses that want cheap labor. Bush may have sounded as if he were running for sheriff during his recent border visits, but to convince the likes of Hayworth, he'll have to talk a lot tougher...