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...Weemote." Legally, of course, Nintendo isn't obliged to do anything except enjoy the free marketing ride it's getting from all the Wiimote noise. Still, many might wonder why a corporation that had more than $16 billion in sales last year won't give a mom-and-pop concern like Fobis some relief...
...That fits with a growing concern among some conservatives, including Republican Sen. John Warner, who co-sponsored the Senate's recent legislation to cap carbon emissions. It's also a good sign for Gore. It remains impossible for most people to connect what comes out of our wall sockets to morality, or to believe that the nation needs to embark on a massive restructuring of its energy policy. But national security, or foreign oil dependency or high energy prices are all talking points that just might get a majority of Americans to support going green...
...pulled out of a show that a private promoter was mounting in Verona, Italy. The Louvre would have received $6.4 million for loaning various famous pictures, including portraits by Titian, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci, but the idea of working on a commercial basis with a private operator caused concern among some curators. When the promoter changed the venue, Loyrette withdrew...
...book-strewn office in the Collège de France opposite the Sorbonne, the white-haired Fumaroli is frank about the criticism. "The Friends of the Louvre is a milieu that is both cultured and demanding, and it easily gets into a bad mood," he says. There's particular concern about the way the museum is sending out its treasures. "Some think there is excessive exportation," is how he puts it - especially when money seems to be the primary motive...
...primaries. But Obama needs to keep up the pace: essentially, he must repeat his primary feat, add more than 50% and do it in a quarter of the time. "It's a huge task that we've got," said one top Obama donor. "I wouldn't define it as concern, but there's a realization of the enormity of what we are trying to accomplish, and everybody is intensely focused on the task at hand...