Word: groupe
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...system, reforming it does not seem to be at the top of their to-do list. "Voters have developed such low expectations of politicians that they don't think anybody is credible on campaign reform," Bradley told TIME. "It's kind of the ultimate triumph of interest-group politics that we've reached the point where people say it won't even work...
...that are remarkable even by Turow's inventive standards. "This is a lawyer's story," announces the narrator, George Mason, at the very beginning of the book, "the kind attorneys like to hear and tell." What this means is that readers will be taken behind the scenes as a group of lawyers and law enforcers try to gather evidence that will break up a cabal of corrupt judges in Turow's fictional Kindle County. This sting operation poses dangers for everyone involved, and Turow spares neither his characters nor readers maximum suspense. WHEN Sept...
...kept the replacements on and found enough new work to keep everybody busy. In 1995 Lasley took another big step--one that is rare in the world of small construction businesses--to secure the welfare of her employees (there are now 23). She signed them up for a group retirement plan. "I knew talented carpenters who were working into their 60s and 70s not because they wanted to but because they had to," Lasley says. "One of my personal objectives when I became my own boss was to get a plan...
...Howard Head, was sold to consumer products maker Chesebrough Pond's in the '80s. It is now owned by the Italian apparel company Benetton, which is building a sports division. Wilson, once owned by PepsiCo and then Wesray Capital, is now part of a Finnish conglomerate called Amer Group...
...repeated violations. In states such as Arkansas and Florida, consumers pay nominal fees to join the lists, and companies pay a few dollars for copies. "It's duplicative, and it's expensive," argues Stephen Altobelli, spokesman for the Direct Marketing Association, says of the state lists. The group maintains a nationwide no-call list of nearly 3 million consumers, although companies aren't required...