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...sitting on his shoulder, whispering tsk-tsk-tsk. Before making up his mind, Kerry had done his usual high-minded wise-man process. He asked his staff for detailed information, grilled them on it, consulted with a legion of foreign policy Pooh-Bahs--almost always keeping his own counsel, never tipping his hand...
...seems to be the case now--he is a nearly ideal boss, focused on managing the big picture and rarely sweating the details. When things get rocky--like when his campaign was struggling to get its footing last fall--his tendency to consult widely but keep his own counsel can drive aides crazy. "He is famous for keeping people in the dark and for second-guessing and going around people for advice," says an associate. "There are very few people he trusts unreservedly...
...like Kate Spade, Chanel and Coach, whose purses are also widely copied, are members of several consortiums of luxury-goods manufacturers that facilitate civil and criminal seizures of counterfeit goods. "Every company affected by [counterfeiting] spends an inordinate amount of money trying to fix it," says Barbara Kolsun, general counsel at Kate Spade. La Chemise Lacoste, whose alligator-logo shirts are knocked off and sold around the world, reportedly budgets some $4.2 million annually to battle counterfeiting...
...WILL OTHERS FOLLOW SUIT? Mark Chopko, general counsel for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, calls the bankruptcy an "act of desperation," though one a "handful" of dioceses might consider. They might be wise to hang back awhile. True, Portland may rationalize its debt, keep discussion of its sins to a relative minimum and set a limit on future claims against old offenses--in other words, extract itself from the nightmare still facing other dioceses. But the hearings could also become high theater, the diocese's fiscal and administrative exposure could breed further investigation, and a loss on the parish...
...Americans during the Vietnam War, knows of the allegations back home and realizes that relatives in the Highlands have denounced him (under duress, he says). He admits to having been in contact with highlanders but says the organizers informed him that they planned to demonstrate nonviolently and rejected his counsel to wait till the fall. Ksor says he also suggested they call it a prayer vigil, not a protest. International attention, not an independent state, Ksor adds, was the goal. However, he didn't help his cause by claiming later that 400 people were "massacred" over the Easter weekend. This...