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...lost his U.S. Senate seat in 2000 to a recently deceased incumbent: "Voters preferred the dead guy." He shows footage of Bush clowning at his desk in March 2003, moments before giving the televised address that announced the invasion of Iraq. He shows a newsclip of Bush on a golf course saying sternly, "We must stop the terror," then reverting to country-club form by adding cheerfully, "Now watch this drive." There's a shot from a few years back of Moore elbowing his way toward then-Governor Bush, who recognizes him and says, "Behave yourself, will...
...China, golf courses are called "green opium," but not because the game is addictive. It's because mainland property developers seem unable to stop building them. China has an estimated 200 courses-not a lot for a nation of 1.3 billion, but hundreds more are planned or under construction. At least they were until recently, when China's Cabinet, the State Council, discouraged investment in new links as part of a broader effort to control what Beijing calls haphazard and redundant property projects. Across the mainland, developers now find themselves in a sand trap. "We're still working...
...More than golf courses are at stake. The central government is in the midst of the first comprehensive effort to restrain China's soaring economy in a decade, and whether the attempt is successful has global implications. Faced with overheating markets and rising inflation, Beijing wants to ease annual growth of gross domestic product (GDP) from the current rate of nearly 10% to a more manageable 7%. But China's policymakers may lack the monetary tools to engineer a soft landing, and the specter of a Chinese crash is contributing to fears that the global economic recovery-already under pressure...
...company says the Athens Olympics will generate only 8% to 10% of this year's $7.5 million in expected revenue. Professional teams (in the U.S., 10 baseball, basketball and football franchises use Dartfish), colleges, youth coaches and other sports markets supply most of the company's funds. In France golf pros have taken to Dartfish. In one British school district, gym teachers dissect their students' badminton swings with the program. "With television and the Olympic sports, we are starting at the top of the pyramid," says Bergonzoli. "Step by step, we'll work our way down and tap into...
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