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...President, Felipe Calderon, is the creation of almost a million new, decent-paying jobs a year. But first, say most economists, Calderon has to accept a task that Mexican governments historically have dismissed - that is, regulate the monopolies, which lord over every industry from cement to broadcasting, and chip away at their epic privileges. The big reason for that urgency: the majority of Mexican workers are employed not by Big Business but by the nation's beleaguered small- and medium-sized enterprises...
...Democratic heavyweights, the panelists emphasized that the outcome of the 2008 campaign is largely uncertain. “The road to the White House is long and windy and there are a lot of dead carcasses of presidents of the United States,” said Huckabee campaign manager Chip Saltsman. The advisers were optimistic that their candidates could overcome their lack of name recognition and funding. “This could be the first You-Tube campaign,” Tyler said. “The money may not be that important,” he added...
...early victory: he got four of the U.S. Attorneys to testify, and two of them said they had felt political pressure. Bharara's next step could challenge presidential power. The White House has said Rove will talk only in private and without a transcript, but Bharara plans to chip away by expanding subpoena authority to cover two of Rove's deputies--Scott Jennings and Sara Taylor--and to ask for more White House documents...
...even more electronic-wallet services like making purchases at department stores, supermarkets and even vending machines. "This is just the first step of making Americans comfortable with using their cell phones as financial instruments," says analyst Entner. To take that next step, phone makers must embed a chip capable of near-field communication (NFC) that will work with special readers in stores, exactly like the contact-less credit and debit cards that are now available. Both Visa and MasterCard have trials under way, but have yet to announce plans for a national rollout...
Harvard began to chip away in the third inning when freshman Stephanie Krysiak crossed the plate after a sacrifice fly by junior Danielle Kerper...