Word: itemizes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there is evidence that McCain is able to build bipartisan coalitions on occasion. He has successfully pushed for passage of the lobbying-gift ban, the line-item veto and the repeal of the catastrophic- health-care surtax, an unfair tax on seniors. As Commerce Committee chairman, McCain has shown the ability to navigate difficult issues like Y2K liability and whether to tax goods sold over the Internet, trimming his opinions to bang out a consensus. On the ill-fated campaign-finance reform, he has shaved away so many key elements to pick up support that some zealous supporters think...
...available by prescription. Antiabortion groups hailed the decision as one for their side. But Wal-Mart's rationale was simpler--perhaps too much so: its pharmacies don't stock every drug available; Preven was going to be a small seller, customers were not clamoring for it, and the item was pricey ($25). "You can't carry everything. Sometimes you get credit for making a moral judgment when you're not," says Glass. Similarly, when Glass pulled handguns from the shelves in 1994, the company cited sales more than ethics, although he notes that by then there were more negatives...
Glass is certain that some of the books, videos and other products in the stores he would personally find offensive. He just doesn't know what they are. "When you have 100,000 unique SKUs," he says, using the retailer's term for an item--a stock keeping unit--"something is going to irritate somebody...
...field for Game Four of the World Series, Christie's auction house opened bidding on an "eternity band" given by Joe DiMaggio to MARILYN MONROE. The bidding proved more competitive than the game, with the diamond ring scoring $770,000 from an anonymous buyer. Among the less eternal items, which nevertheless sold big during the auction of Monroe memorabilia, were a makeup case (with used cosmetics), which sold for $266,000, and six pictures of her dog that fetched $222,500. Singer Mariah Carey laid out $660,000 for a piano, and designer Tommy Hilfiger ponied...
Unfortunately, most blow-ups are a combination of factors that don't easily line up in those two camps. Say demand has slowed for a product. If the item is tech, that's nasty. It means you will probably have to take the hit--unless you can wait for a new product cycle. If one is just around the corner, I use the break to buy more, as I have often done with Intel. If the next product looks hopelessly stalled or way out in the future, I take a pass...