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Those converging on the streets of Miami contend that the FTAA would in reality increase poverty rates, discard laws protecting the environment and public safety, and weaken democracy and local cultures. They add that the plan would shed U.S. jobs and hurt farmers...
...Crimson players still had to contend with culture shock as they tried to figure out what to eat on top of adjusting to the different playing styles of the European club teams...
...Dijla Telecommunications Corporation, a Baghdad outfit headed by Ali Shawkat, the son of Mudhar Shawkat, a senior adviser to Iraqi National Congress President Ahmad Chalabi. Coalition officials and the Shawkats denied to TIME that the family's connections were behind the decision to grant Dijla the license. But others contend the deal reeks of cronyism. "The mobile contracts were all politically divided," says an Iraqi emigre who returned as a consultant for a telecom firm. "It's the same as Saddam's time. It's about who you know...
...planning to open an additional 100 restaurants a year on the mainland, and U.S.-based Church's Chicken will roll out stores in two major cities in 2004. Even chains that previously flopped in China, including Popeyes, are enticed again. There are also the inevitable domestic copycats to contend with. An 80-outlet, Shanghai-based chain called YongHe King uses KFC's familiar red-and-white color scheme and even has a Colonel Sanders look-alike in its logo...
Citing close games with Richmond and Dartmouth, Caples explained, “We had a couple of tough losses, but we played at a very high level,” Caples said. “We will contend for the Ivy League crown every year...