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...having a fascinating conversation with a Middle East expert about the intricacies of Israel's disengagement from Gaza when I noticed the fellow growing impatient. "Enough of this," he said. "What about Hillary?" Welcome to my life. In airports, on checkout lines, at the doctor's office: "What about Hillary?" (Everywhere except in Washington, where everyone "knows" she's running.) I shrug, I try to avoid the question, I say it's too early-and it is. But you want to know too, right? So here it is. I like Senator Clinton. She has a wicked, ironic sense of humor...
...comedic mind comes with a curse: your friends, your family, and most people in the world will never be able to make you laugh? If you’re one of the funniest men alive, does it frustrate you when you shoot off a quip to the grocery-store checkout lady, and it goes over her head...
Rock—world-renowned stand-up comedian, movie star, and recent Academy Awards host—treated the college newspaper writers who were invited to the conference call much as he treated his hypothetical checkout lady. He was polite, but sounded as though he was somewhat reluctantly going through the motions of an everyday transaction...
...lead to lower profit margins. It's a reminder that global business means global regulation, too Bargain Hunting Europe's supermarket chains have plenty of trouble in store: a mixed bag of weak consumer spending, pressure from no-frills grocers and domestic price wars have hit retailers at the checkout. After warning that it was headed for its first loss in its 135-year history, British grocer J Sainsbury pledged to cut prices. With rival Tesco's substantial buying power allowing it to keep costs down, "price has moved up the consumer's agenda over the last decade," says Gavin...
...lies instead on checkout counters and drawers close at hand, and it offers protection for those who protect and sustain the intellectual privacy of Harvard’s scholars...