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Take Kirkland House, kick everyone in it out of school (after they've paid
...wrestled from no one, my editor, Josh Tyrangiel, has refused to hear any more of my hockey-story pitches, arguing that the sport is not relevant enough to be in a mass-circulation magazine. "Like most people in America, in my daily life I'm much more likely to kick something or throw something in a basket than I am to put on ice skates," Josh says. "I'm actually more likely to tackle somebody than put on skates." That's the kind of guy I'm dealing with. Before these columns are edited, they are full of earnestness...
...Gates took pains on Monday to avoid criticizing McKiernan. He told the four-star general that his Army career was effectively over during a face-to-face meeting in Afghanistan last week. "This was a kick in the teeth, but McKiernan took it extraordinarily well," a senior Pentagon official said. Other military officials were less courteous. "I still can't figure out why they put an armored guy with no Afghan experience in charge," one said. A second senior official said, "Dave McKiernan is clearly part of the Army's old guard - he led troops in [1991's] Desert Storm...
...Again, no. In this case, the morals clauses are basically window dressing. The collectively bargained drug agreement is crystal clear. The commissioner can kick Manny out of baseball for 50 days, but the team must pay his guaranteed money when he returns (or find another club team that will). Individual contracts cannot reduce the protections for players that are negotiated collectively...
...national advertising campaign trumpeting the McCafé section of its menu. The timing of the rollout just happens to coincide with the struggles of Starbucks, whose earnings sank 77% this past quarter, mainly because of charges related to store closures and falling real estate values. McDonald's will gladly kick a double-soy-latte-drinking competitor while it's down. "This is shock and awe," says Steve West, restaurant analyst at Stifel Nicolaus. (See nine kid foods to avoid...