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Discovering that he couldn't win the Republican nomination with such a narrow base, a startlingly different Steve Forbes suddenly appeared in the 2000 election. Now, Forbes mentioned faith and family values almost as often as the labyrinthine federal tax code. Assuming Forbes did not undergo a drastic personal metamorphosis in the last four years, he began to speak about religion solely to attract voters. Actions such as this deserve scorn and condemnation...
That other brand name may be the key. Dropping the Firestone name altogether would be the most drastic measure, but many observers think it is the only viable way to keep the company's beachhead in the U.S. Bridgestone has an established, albeit smaller, place in the North American market as a high-end, premium tire brand, and most consumers don't seem to think of it as falling from the same rubber tree. "Probably the best thing Bridgestone can do with the Firestone name is put it under a rock and forget about it," says Art Spinella, who runs...
...Such drastic action has been taken at least three times in the U.S., but in none of these cases did the parents object, and no one pressed criminal charges. In Boston last year parents asked for separation in a situation similar to that of Jodie and Mary's: twins shared one heart, and only one baby could live. The survivor is now thriving...
...several councilors and residents said the spraying might have been an overly drastic measure...
...mistake of lumping everyone into the same category. Marc Kern, director of the Los Angeles-based Addiction Alternatives, accuses "A.A. nudniks of acting like fundamentalists" in their insistence on abstinence. He believes their all-or-nothing approach can backfire and turn off problem drinkers who may need a less drastic form of help. "It's not a black-and-white issue," says Kern...