Word: following
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...solid but uninspiring lieutenant governor, was ignored by pundits and written off by insiders who are convinced that California has entered the age of the "virtual campaign," in which elections are won and lost solely in the ectoplasm of television ads. According to this theory, Californians don't follow politics, and the local news media barely cover it--so hiring hot consultants and buying maximum TV time is all that counts. It seemed the primary would be a shootout between Harman, an astute but little-known politician whose campaign is based on equal parts of gender (57% of California Democrats...
Since labor costs are higher in Germany, logic suggests the pressure will be felt there in the long run. On the other hand, the company will follow the German mandate that half the 24-member supervisory board (a group separate from the board of directors) must come from labor, the remaining 12 from the combined management. That requirement could help build new alliances among unions in Canada, Germany and other parts of the world. "This means now there is a whole different environment at Chrysler," said Buzz Hargrove, president of the Canadian Auto Workers. Ultimately it will...
...this was a prelude to what may be a monumental showdown this week, as DOJ moves not only to block Windows 98 but also to end what critics have long thought to be Microsoft's predatory and monopolistic practices; as many as a dozen state attorneys general may follow suit. After months of sparring, the real fight is about to begin...
...press time, the Tuesday-Wednesday setup was still tentative, and even if Mother Nature obliges this time around, provisions may be required to accommodate the NCAA play-in that will follow...
...indisputable source: James Dobson, the country's most powerful representative of conservative Christianity. Dobson, a psychologist and radio host who heads Focus on the Family, threatened earlier this year to abandon the Republican Party and form his own organization, taking with him some of the 28 million people who follow his broadcasts every week. In panicked response, G.O.P. leaders have moved away sharply from the do-little approach that has characterized Congress's deliberations since last summer in favor of an agenda aimed at "drawing distinctions"--read, picking fights--with Democrats and the White House on everything from abortion...