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...despair, many Republican faithful, from the grass roots to the Capitol, have concluded that Fred Thompson, the preternaturally avuncular actor and former Senator from Tennessee, is the cure-all for their party's ills. Thompson has yet to enter the presidential race. He has, in fact, postponed until after Labor Day an official announcement that was supposed to be made in July. And yet Thompson already shares front-runner status with former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in some national polls of G.O.P. voters. "People are not inspired; everyone's flat-lining," says Ken Duberstein, former chief of staff...
...Meanwhile, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee on Wednesday is scheduled to report out Senator Ted Kennedy's latest attempt at regulating tobacco products - he has tried and failed to pass similar bills four years running. This year's measure - which actually enjoys the support of Phillip Morris, the producer of Marlboro and the largest U.S. cigarette manufacturer - adds a controversial clause that would permit the use of cloves as a cigarette additive. Phillip Morris, a division of Altria, spent $5 billion in 2005 to buy a controlling stake in Sampoerna of Indonesia, a large maker of clove...
...jobs to India, says, "People should look at careers which cannot be delivered over a wire. If someone is a cardiac surgeon, they're not going to be displaced. But if they are a radiologist, somebody from Bangalore is liable to check X-rays over a wire." And labor-force quality is key. "People will have to really focus on education," Nilekani says. "That has to happen." Still, Nilekani is sure that the U.S. will find its way in the internationalized economy. "The capacity of the U.S. to constantly reinvent itself," he says, "is really extraordinary...
...condition, Lowe dropped out of school in fifth grade without learning to read or write, and eventually followed his father into the mines - and still couldn't afford treatment. Twenty-three years ago he was partially paralyzed in a mining accident and could no longer perform manual labor. That didn't leave him many options...
...Bank of America point out in a recent note. That's a long way off today's level. And unemployment neared 10% in 1991, triggering record numbers of home repossessions. With today's jobless rate at 5.4%, comfortably below the level in Europe's other major economies, the labor market offers a good deal more support...