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...might agree to a peace deal - even as Israeli tanks occupied every Palestinian city in the West Bank. But after more than two years of deadly intifadeh, says Netanyahu, "this election is a repudiation of Oslo." Many Israeli voters rejected more than just the peace agreement. Turnout was the lowest in Israeli history, and the biggest proportionate gains were by the ardently secular Shinui Party. The likely coalition architecture makes the diplomatic task facing Sharon and Netanyahu tricky. Netanyahu's plan is to say that Israel only wants to apply the same principles to its fight against Palestinian violence that...
...Last month, mortgage rates averaged the lowest on record in Freddie Mac's survey, which spurred a flood of new housing construction, the most since June 1986," Nothaft added. "If mortgage rates continue to be this low, 2003 should be a remarkable year for housing...
...President Bush's job-approval rating, his lowest since Sept...
...takeoff. Three other ministers were injured. Caracas One person was killed and at least 12 wounded after a suspected bomb exploded near a pro-government rally in the Venezuelan capital. Patna A deadly monthlong cold spell led the Indian state of Bihar to declare a disaster. Some of the lowest temperatures in three decades have killed more than 1,800 people in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. Kabul After a 10-year ban Afghan women regained the right to drive. Thirty female officials passed the first four-month driving course. Colima At least 25 people died and hundreds more were injured...
Long before it was fashionable, Wal-Mart pushed responsibility and information to the lowest ranks. Managers of departments such as sporting goods or women's apparel still get detailed reports of sales and profits in their areas, and they have a say in which products are stocked. Store managers can still buy locally and ask headquarters to adjust inventory of company brands that it has asked them to stock. Coughlin says Wal-Mart will not stray far from the locals-know-best model, even as more information and merchandise flows through Bentonville. At headquarters, management focuses...