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...receive more money under Kind-Flake through conservation payments. But as a Pelosi aide told them, it didn't matter whether the danger was real; it only mattered that freshmen Democrats believed it. The aggies flew in hundreds of farmers to lobby for the status quo, and several "Blue Dog" Democrats agreed to support Pelosi's efforts to fund children's health insurance with tobacco taxes only if she supported the status quo. Berry once called Pelosi late at night to beg her not to allow strict payment limits or any cuts in subsidies. "She said, 'Marion, this stuff...
...somewhat amazing that Marbury has any endorsements given his brutal off-season in which he 1) defended Michael Vick's dog-fighting (later recanted), 2) told an interviewer he wanted to "see the spit on your mouth" during a bizarre TV appearance and 3) admitted in a sexual-harassment trial against his coach, Isiah Thomas, that he called a New York Knicks executive a "bitch" and had an extramarital tryst with a Knicks intern. What's the problem? says Marbury. "My sneakers aren't going anywhere, and they're still affordable," he says. "People aren't going to stop living...
...Mart wants to tailor about 10% of each store's merchandise to the neighborhood--a long-unrealized goal. Given the company's appetite for goods, its buyers' primary focuses have been price and logistics: How do you get millions of 20-lb. (8 kg) bags of dog food delivered to 3,500 stores efficiently? They're good at that. They're not so good at figuring out what to do when shoppers in Dallas don't buy the giant bags of dog food that they've become so expert at supplying. What if doggie apparel is just as sellable...
...dog-food/dog-sweater example frames Wal-Mart's tactical quandary. The company's cultlike focus on supply-chain logistics grinds away at costs but doesn't allow it to know the neighbors. The new strategy tries to make that connection--editing for the area, offering a point of distinction. "It's going to tell the customer that we understand what they need," says Castro-Wright. "We not only understand what you need, we respect your point of view. We want to be your store of choice because we understand you better than anyone else in the marketplace...
...longest you ever went without peeing?AS: Well, I’ve gone a long time without peeing. You know, car trips. I would say probably like eight-hour car rides.RR: Impressive.AS: Thank you.RR: Do you have any role models in the peeing field?AS: My dog will pee like anywhere he wants to, which is pretty cool. I like that kind of brazen attitude towards urination.Peter C. Shields ‘09RR: Who do you play in “Urinetown?”PS: I play Officer Lockstock, the narrator and law enforcer.RR: Any good pee stories...