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...soon as the New Hampshire results are tallied, the Bush message machine will move to South Carolina, where the abortion issue really cuts and the machine hopes to crush McCain. It has a good chance of doing so, even if McCain wins New Hampshire. South Carolina Republicans tend to be more establishmentarian and evangelical than their counterparts in New Hampshire (one-third describe themselves as Christian conservatives). And because of McCain's abortion waffle and campaign-finance advocacy, they regard him as highly suspect. Possibly liberal. And very likely Clintonian...
...dollars is going mainstream. The move keys on an IRS provision that lets you take possession of company stock in your 401(k) plan instead of rolling it into a traditional IRA when you change jobs or retire. The resulting savings can be staggering, and thanks to the crush of corporations that juice employee retirement accounts with their own shares these days, more people than ever stand to benefit...
...have learned nothing, he told TIME last week. Troops lack the motivation to fight a long war, and "tanks and artillery solve nothing here." Sure, the massive men and materiel Russia is throwing into the war should eventually prevail--for a time. Moscow has committed 140,000 men to crush the revolt of a Chechen population hovering around 100,000. Sooner or later, Russian troops "will get into Grozny and raise the flag," says Aushev. "But what then...
Plenty of reasons suggest that e-tail will crush retail. Take selection. There are the infinite miles of infinite shelf space that Amazon's Jeff Bezos loves to cackle about. And there's no need to set up those costly stores, with rent and utility bills due every month and a sales force to handle those pesky customers...
...film) has been idling, to try persuading the lad to return home to the family business. Tom agrees, sails to Europe and, on seeing Dickie, is dazzled by his luscious indolence. Dickie paints, indifferently; he tans, splendidly; and he flirts with Marge (Paltrow), a young American who has a crush on him. Dickie is an effortless charmer who enjoys watching people try to charm him, and Tom is up to the challenge. "Dickie inherited wealth, looks and privilege," says Minghella. "Ripley inherited nothing and has nothing. He so much wants the life that Dickie has that he'll do anything...