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...MUST HAVE BEEN A creepy feeling for the high-flying Steve Forbes, as he scorched across the primary terrain, handling his political machinery so deftly that he looked as if he'd been doing this all his life, to find himself in radar lock from Stealth fighters launched by his own party to bring him down. This time it wasn't just the attack ads on TV or the sight of "neutral" Newt Gingrich describing a central element of the Forbes flat-tax plan as "nonsense." Forbes saw something more sinister at work, which made him mad enough to improvise...
...secondhand, and given the deep discounting of automakers on pristine models, a dealer stands to make about $300 to $500 on a used car, and only $100 or less on a new one. By switching to fixed-ticket sales--and fixed-salary sales staff--the new superdealers hope to lock in those margins. Driver's Mart figures on revenues of about $5.5 billion with annual sales in 100 locations of 400,000 used cars...
...said students have been receptive to requests to lock their doors...
Assistant Dean of Students Sarah E. Flatley said administrators are also working with proctors to encourage students to lock their doors and to be more diligent about allowing non-students to enter the building...
According to Nathans, students who lock their doors have taken the most important safeguard for their personal security and the security of their belongings...