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...should be the duty of those in the media, people with such unfettered access to the masses, to at least begin raising those questions. The intent to make a dollar is fine and dandy, but there should be another goal—to start a dialogue regarding serious issues...
...research firm A.G. Edwards. But the heat is on. In January McDonald's, which is in the middle of its own revival, scored big when its coffee beat Dunkin's in a Consumer Reports survey. Starbucks, meanwhile, rolled out hot breakfast sandwiches last fall while Burger King debuted a dollar menu featuring the Hamlette, a knockoff of the Egg McMuffin...
...find a dollar doughnut menu at Dunkin'. Rather than engage in a price war with the fast-food giants, Dunkin' is trying to close the gap between itself and Starbucks. Although it makes more money on breakfast sales overall than the Seattle-based chain, the average Dunkin' check is just $1.85, vs. $3.75 at Starbucks, notes food analyst Tom Miner of research firm Technomic. Dunkin' has positioned its breakfast sandwiches as quick quality, at the same price as Starbucks, $2.99. "I think they're in a good position against their competitors," says Miner. "Their biggest challenge is to focus...
...monetary worth of the art, refusing to disclose the holdings’ estimated worth for insurance reasons.“We do not ‘collaterize’ our collections. In other words, they are priceless, irreplaceable, and we do not speak of them in terms of dollar value,” Deputy Director of the Art Museums Richard Benefield says in an e-mail. Yet the collection is littered with priceless masterpieces. From its famous self-portraits of Vincent Van Gogh and Max Beckmann to its collection of Pablo Picasso paintings to its comprehensive set of Chinese jades...
...Which is why one of Bush's least talked about proposals this week - a White House conference on building stronger civil institutions in Latin America - may well be the most important. The oil-rich Chavez can throw his multibillion-dollar largesse around the hemisphere, but he can't claim much of a reputation for spreading democratic institutions, and that's an area where the U.S. could build an advantage over the Caracas caudillo. Bush noted this week that too many Latin Americans "have seen little improvement in their daily lives, and this has led some to question the value...