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...Vermont's Democratic Governor, Howard Dean, who is also a physician and is considering a run against Bush in 2004. "He's not serious about it, and the Congress doesn't have any money." Bush tried once again last week to put forward a plan to sanction private drug-discount cards for seniors, but drugstores are fighting it, and most experts say it's a gimmick that would mean only 10% to 13% in savings...
...Vermont's Democratic Governor, Howard Dean, who is also a physician and is considering a run against Bush in 2004. "He's not serious about it, and the Congress doesn't have any money." Bush tried once again last week to put forward a plan to sanction private drug-discount cards for seniors, but drugstores are fighting it, and most experts say it's a gimmick that would mean only 10% to 13% in savings...
...compared with the same month in 2000, after falling 26% in November, according to Merrill Lynch. While DoCoMo holds a 59% market share, competition for new and existing users is fierce. KDDI's au and Tu-ka services, with 17.7% and 5.7% of the market respectively, offer popular student-discount plans and a phone with a global positioning satellite function. J-Phone, owned by Britain's Vodafone, has forged the deepest inroads by offering a camera-equipped phone called Sha-Mail. Sha-Mail's popularity has increased J-Phone's market share...
Since that day, the U.S. has beaten Canada eight straight times in exhibition games, though all involved promptly discount their importance. Botterill, for one, said that the Canadian training is targeted to peak for the gold medal game. Shewchuk dismissed them as “prep games.” The U.S. isn’t declaring itself the overwhelming favorite either...
There are plenty of management shortcomings to blame for K Mart's bankruptcy. But the discount chain got a good shove from the Sept. 11 attacks--and from Enron. Here...