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...makers were said to be concerned that Kirch, the German broadcasting giant that recently assumed control of Formula One's broadcasting and commercial rights in conjunction with EM.TV, would take the races off terrestrial TV and put them into the pay-TV arena. If the carmakers were posturing to gain a competitive advantage, it seems to have worked - by week's end, Kirch had said that Formula One racing would remain on free TV. In addition, Kirch said it could yet reach an agreement with the carmakers that would give them a share of the sport's rights under...
...There is the larger question of Milosevic's role in war crimes. The ex-President's startling admission - made last week in a written response to the charges - that the money from Kertes' office was used not for personal gain but to fund Serb rebel armies in Croatia and Bosnia was the first time that the strongman had acknowledged Belgrade's financial role in fomenting the Balkan wars...
...with a chance to gain ground in the standings on the line, the win was no less necessary. And, as the game played out, Birtwell was no less clutch...
...context of the unsettling end to the presidential election," declared a Californian. "The downturn can be seen as a crisis of confidence in the new Chief Executive." A Michigan reader went even further: "Our court-appointed President talked the country into an economic slump in order to gain momentum for his tax cut. But how much will lower taxes mean to unemployed or retired people who are counting on their stock dividends?" And a Floridian pulled out all the stops: "George W. Bush has mastered the art of frightening the nation and created an atmosphere of worry and hardship...
Because of the cutbacks in the program and the administration’s failure to designate staff to coordinate the interns, there are only a few coveted spots for students wishing to gain government experience—and those spots have already been scooped up by organizations with personal connections to the president, leaving little room for independent applicants. Despite Bush’s “compassionate” campaign presence, college students yearning to be gofers in a Republican administration now feel left in the cold...