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...mini-computer maker Wang in the late '80s. As Wang's business eroded--in part because Wang didn't listen to customers--Chambers, the top sales executive, was forced to lay off 4,000 workers. He vows never to do that again, even if it means keeping his company leaner and meaner than seems necessary. "Laying off workers in a tough job market was the worst feeling in the world," he says as he sips his fourth Diet Coke of the day. "It made me physically...
Bain had the chance to win the game for the Huskies with a tough leaner in the paint, but the Peacocks blocked his shot, leaving the Huskies with another loss...
...that voters are more concerned with further reducing the national debt and shoring up Medicare and education than with tax cuts. So while wooing much of his own party, Bush could alienate many of the "Reagan Democrats" who are less concerned with personal financial stability than they were in leaner times, as well as Republican fiscal conservatives who may be more drawn to a conservative Reform party candidate. And many Democrats and Republicans could find fault with a plan that would spend more money than the Congressional Budget Office says we're going to be taking in. "Bush is certainly...
...inside the Gore campaign, it may be that she has survived every one of its shake-ups. That may be because she's indispensable--or perhaps it's just her deep cover. Not even newly appointed campaign manager Donna Brazile knew of Wolf's involvement until recently. In the leaner operation that Brazile is running out of Nashville, Tenn., everyone has to sacrifice. Brazile, no Beta herself, cut Wolf's pay to $5,000 a month...
...question now is can we continue to do a great job with fewer people?" Armini says. "I think we can. Maybe the days will be a little bit longer. But there can be a benefit to having a leaner operation...