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...like rock stars and paid themselves accordingly, and to the scandals that have enveloped European firms, such as Italy's Parmalat and the Dutch retailer Ahold, which owns a number of U.S. grocery chains. But the change also reflects the influence of American-style investor activism and the growing clout of U.S. pension funds in stock markets across the Continent. "The performance culture has come to Europe," says David Newkirk, a Booz Allen senior vice president...
...have heard a fairly deafening silence, at least at my end of the river,” he says. He says he understands that a single institution—even one as influential as Harvard—carries little clout...
...huge contributor to and close ally of President Bush, and they stand to lose big if he green-lights generic FDCs. In addition to losing lucrative contracts, they fear that their long-term profit margins will suffer if generic manufacturers continue to gain greater international legitimacy and clout...
...years. Why? Because Turkey is a 98% Muslim country with 68.6 million people, more than any European country except Germany - meaning Turkey would have real clout in population-based E.U. votes. That has stirred unease among Europeans worried that the country's admission will dilute the Union's common (read: Christian) values. In 2002 former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing declared that admitting Turkey meant "the end of the European Union." Nevertheless, a report on Turkey's progress in meeting E.U. membership criteria could be drafted as early as next month, and Turkey is in the final...
...junkies, not to mention those who think actor Bradley Whitford is hot. The show’s devoted fanbase pulled in many excited pre-frosh, including Matthew T. Valji, who thought it was “such a cool event—it really shows Harvard’s clout...