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Just a few years ago, Samsung was the brand you bought if you couldn't afford Sony or Toshiba. Suddenly it's the name that consumers all over the world--especially young ones--seek out for the most fun and stylish models of everything from cell phones to flat-panel plasma TVs. One of the driving forces behind that transformation is Eric Kim, who was reared by Korean parents in Southern California and returned to his homeland to work as head of global marketing for Samsung Electronics...
...assassinated Premier Rajiv Gandhi. Her entire party sees the world through "Italian glasses," he declares to loud laughs. But it's an odd slight for a man who himself looks out from behind a pair of frameless Bulgaris from Milan. As the bus bounces over potholes into Gujarat's flat, dusty plains, you begin to wonder how much of his own rhetoric Modi truly believes. All talk of Pakistan, terrorism and Hindus under threat vanishes in private. He sidesteps questions about official favoritism toward Muslims, a leading right-wing complaint. After vilifying madrasahs, Muslim lowlifes and the "Muslim-loving" Congress...
...year tenure last week as firefighters finished an eight-day strike, some teachers walked off the job for a day and other unions talked of backing the firefighters, who plan another walkout this week if no deal is reached, with strikes of their own. Blair's government was unusually flat-footed in its p.r., sending out mixed messages through multiple spokesmen. First it appeared to bless a 16% raise, then insisted that any increase above 4% would have to come out of "modernization" savings - reforms like joint control centers for police, fire and ambulance; fire trucks with both full-time...
...budget was flat this year, and Nye said he could not rule out cuts for next year but thought they were unlikely...
...first collegiate match, and I was a bit nervous out there,” said Broadbent, a U.S. Under-19 finalist this year. “I came out a bit flat, but by the third game I was feeling pretty good and playing well...