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...situations where elections function as a symbol of democracy, but don't guarantee its practice. It's what evolves after an election that truly makes a society democratic - a free press, limits placed on the exercise of power by an independent judiciary, an open system of government. In 1933, lest we forget, Hitler came to power after elections conducted under Germany's impeccably democratic Weimar constitution...
...truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. Certainly, not all of the horror stories we hear about grievous errors supposedly inflicted on friends of acquaintances of roommates could possibly be true, lest most of the people on campus suddenly find themselves pregnant quadriplegics carrying a bottle of aspirin as they wander to class. Yet the picture is not as rosy as JCAHO portrays...
...guys who grew up in the company. Although Ford and Nasser talk often, Nasser moves so fast that important decisions have been made without Ford's input. Ford has been frustrated at not having more say, although he realizes that he can't be seen to be interfering lest that tip the scales with Nasser, who, an executive says, can be "as sensitive as nitroglycerin." "One thing Bill has to grow into is a sophisticated understanding of the fact that he is playing a long game," says a top company official. "He was smart to hang back during Firestone...
...mutually assured destruction,” which has guided American nuclear policy for so long, still applies in a world with many nuclear powers. Although the president’s overtures to Russia—who is eager to have a stake in any defense strategy lest its rusting arsenal become irrelevant—is laudable, his planned abrogation of the 1972 treaty is both alarming and provocative. An even greater worry is Bush’s unconcern for the Chinese reaction to his missile defense plans. And we doubt Bush’s assurances that a large-scale missile...
...nothing, is hawking clothes. The J. Lo line is backed by Andy Hilfiger, brother of Tommy, and designs ranging from a $20 J. Lo T shirt to an $850 leather mini are expected in stores in time for the 2001 Christmas season. An eyewear and accessories line could follow. Lest anyone think this is purely a commercial venture, the line is spurred by Lopez's deep, personal desire to outfit ladies with large backyards. "It is difficult for women who are curvaceous to find clothes in stores that fit. The voluptuous woman is almost ignored." Just as Jennifer has been...