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...oligarchy situation in which 150 people, max, run French business in a collusive but entirely legal manner," says Eric Grémont, a co-founder of PEOCS and a co-author of its upcoming book A la Découvert des Grands Patrons (Fleshing Out the Big Bosses). "You hear and read a lot about dynamic new companies and rising CEOs, but those are the tiny exceptions to the wider rule: French business is controlled by a small élite of very powerful men free to decide things as they wish - so long as they don't screw...
It’s not common to have two Ivy League athletes hear their names called during a professional sports draft. It’s especially rare to have two players from the same school join the professional ranks on the same day. But for seniors Andre Akpan and Kwaku Nyamekye, rarity has become reality...
Akpan, who was projected as a first-round selection before his MLS Combine performance caused his draft stock to decline, remained relatively upbeat after waiting to hear his name called...
...hand became the occasion for a clash of worldviews. (For Justices Anthony Kennedy and John Paul Stevens, the dueling authors of the main opinions, these clashes have become so predictable and so dramatized, they should think about starting a cable-TV show.) "The right of citizens to inquire, to hear, to speak and to use information to reach consensus is a precondition to enlightened self-government and a necessary means to protect it," trumpeted Kennedy. Stevens responded, "The court's ruling threatens to undermine the integrity of elected institutions across the nation." The rhetoric was so florid, it was hard...
What jurors will not hear when opening statements begin on Tuesday, however, are the strange events leading up to Siddiqui's arrest, which have made her case one of the most baffling in the war on terrorism. For over a decade, Siddiqui lived and studied in the U.S., but shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, she was linked by law enforcement to a number of terrorism suspects. Among them is Majid Khan, a former resident of Baltimore who was allegedly tasked by 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plan terrorist attacks in the U.S. In March 2003, Khan was picked...