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PAUL TSONGAS (+2) All he lacks is charisma, which Clinton has in excess. Drawbacks: He doesn't need the job, and who could ever forget "Pander Bear...
...massive retrenchment from the U.S. market by Japanese investors is also unfounded. Japan has been earning huge trade surpluses lately by buying less abroad and keeping exports high. In February it sold $10.23 billion more goods overseas than it bought, the biggest monthly surplus in history. Much of that excess capital should flow right back into the U.S. through purchases of stocks and bonds and by other forms of investments. Last week, for example, Sony began hiring for a TV-assembly plant it is opening this summer outside Pittsburgh that will eventually employ 1,000 people...
...system that was starting torequire excess service," he said...
...William Aramony was a victim of his own success -- and excess. President of United Way of America for the past 21 years, the energetic Aramony was widely credited with boosting annual receipts from $787 million in 1970 to more than $3 billion in 1990. He had sought and nurtured a lucrative agreement from the National Football League to donate valuable advertising airtime, featuring pro celebrities, during nationally telecast N.F.L. games. But last week, facing embarrassing criticism of his life-style, Aramony abruptly resigned...
...people has genes that conflict with his or her apparent gender." In some cases, the Y chromosome is defective and fails to properly signal the body to produce masculinizing hormones -- or in the case of men who are genetically female, an X chromosome inappropriately signals the body to produce excess testosterone. In instances such as Patino's, male hormones may be present, but the body lacks the proper receptors to respond. Such individuals look female and, significantly for sports, have the size and musculature of a woman; the Y chromosome is irrelevant...