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...Menkhaus, a professor of political science at Davidson University and one of the world's foremost experts on Somalia, told TIME that bin Laden's message would only bolster Sharif's standing in his own country. "There's nothing that plays as poorly in Somalia as foreigners trying to advance their own agenda in Somalia - telling them who they may or may not have as a leader - and al-Qaeda is falling into that category. In some ways, you could not script this any better for the new government. On paper, it all looks excellent...
...Chicago Sun-Times is the smaller of two newspapers in the city. Its parent company, Sun-Times Media Group, trades for 3 cents per share. Davidson Kempner, a large shareholder in the firm, has dumped the CEO and most of the board. The paper has no chance of competing with the Chicago Tribune...
...then it's not just the shareholders who could benefit. "This could have a roll-on effect on the other former Yukos executives, such as Svetlana Bakhmina, Vasily Aleksanyan, Lebedev and, of course, Khodorkovsky, all of whom had placed complaints with the European Court of Human Rights," says Claire Davidson, a spokeswoman for Yukos. But there could be a much higher cost in Russia, where the local media are already speculating on how a $34 billion payout could cripple the economy. Others suggest that, with a judgment against it, Russia could sever its ties with the European Council...
...after having served as CFO, announced plans to leave the post. Bergmann, the current CFO, is considered a candidate to replace him. But the company is likely to choose an outsider with a stronger marketing background to assume the post with a fresh set of eyes to guide Harley-Davidson through its current crisis. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...angst is also rising for Harley-Davidson dealers like Emily Vindeni, of Glendale, Calif. In a typical month, Vindeni sells about 70 bikes at her shop. In January, however, she sold 42. Vindeni recently cut her staff by 10 people, to 65. She's reduced her inventory and lowered prices on some items. The Sportster is usually one of the slowest-selling models, "the ones we're trying to get rid of at the end of the year," she says. But soon after arriving at her showroom, the Sportster Iron 883 sold out. "They've been saying for a long...