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...which already includes her richly compensated duties on Fox and another book on the way, as well as the mega-best seller Going Rogue and numerous private speaking engagements. But Palin plans to make time to help a roster of Republican candidates between now and November to keep her foothold in politics as well. (See TIME's video "Game Change: The Two Sarah Palins...
Howe added that he hopes to see an expansion in course offerings and hire additional faculty members over the next several years to strengthen the school’s foothold in the field...
...stake in experimental literature, printed the first English translation of the late Roberto Bolanõ’s work—the slim volume “By Night in Chile”—during a time when contemporary Latin American authors were struggling to gain a foothold in the American market. Circulating among critics well-versed in the literary tradition of Isabel Allende and Gabriel García Márquez, the translation introduced readers to a then-unknown Latin America, one neither swathed in magic realism nor saturated with family saga, but instead, mired?...
...Foreign luxury-car manufacturers, however, have vowed not to change their product and have faced unique challenges trying to get a foothold in the market. With few open roads to hit, but plenty of traffic jams to navigate, Indian consumers, unlike their Chinese counterparts, often opt for function over form. Those who want a stylish ride pay for it dearly: import duties of more than 100% essentially double the sticker price of all foreign cars. To get around that, BMW and Mercedes assemble some of their models locally, cutting the taxes in half. When BMW first arrived in India...
...merger now would give U.S.-focused Hershey an international presence to compete with powerhouse rivals such as Mars Inc., which recently merged with Hershey's would-be suitor Wrigley. It would also give Hershey a firmer foothold to compete in the chewing-gum market, since Cadbury owns a number of brands, including Trident, Dentyne and Chiclets...