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Until recently, new tobacco brands met little resistance. But target marketing has taken on an odious reputation as tobacco makers aim for the few groups that have been slow to kick the habit. The companies have long argued that they are selling a legal product to consumers capable of making their own choices, but as cigarette makers focus on younger and less-educated consumers, that argument becomes harder to support...
...could be the beginning of a good habit...
During the heyday of takeover lending and junk-bond financing, the patrician investment firm Morgan Stanley was often the butt of ridicule. While more aggressive firms plunged into risky new techniques, Morgan, despite a leading role in corporate takeovers, seemed stuck in its stodgy habit of underwriting stock for blue-chip companies and selling investment-grade bonds. The new breed was playing high-stakes Monopoly, the joke went, while the stuffed shirts at Morgan were playing Trivial Pursuit. But no one is laughing at Morgan's expense anymore. The firm, founded in 1935, is the most profitable on Wall Street...
...1980s. Not everyone likes the sensations the new stress-reduction machines produce. Complained a visitor to a Japanese salon: "It's like listening to an alarm clock all the time." Nonetheless, in this fast-paced era, professionals may turn on to new ways of combating stress -- especially since the habit will not show up in random drug tests...
...Bush's support is as thin as it is wide. Though the TIME/CNN survey shows that Bush wins high marks for his stewardship of foreign policy, he gets markedly lower grades for domestic affairs. While 75% say the President is providing strong leadership, they are not wowed by his habit of substituting rhetoric for action...