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...while rescuing the Irish carrier from the brink, cut hundreds of senior managers. Soon afterward, he unveiled a blueprint for shrinking BA's costs by close to $1 billion, partly through further job cuts. With fewer bills to pay, BA looks set next year to hit its target operating margin of 10%, its highest ever...
...perhaps the best view of China and the Olympics. The Games have brought China's behavior into the global range of vision, encouraging people the world over, including many in China, to think of the new giant in a new way. Has such scrutiny changed China? At the margin, perhaps. But in its essentials--in the deeply held belief among China's leaders that China must be allowed to develop its society, its cities, its human rights and its politics in its own way and at its own speed...
...while any candidate faces challenges in running against a well-financed incumbent, a recent poll by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center shows Shaheen topping Sununu, a 1991 graduate of the Business School, by a 54 to 38 percent margin...
...score on themselves. A BU defender overpowered a pass to his goalie, sending the ball into the net and giving Harvard the lead. The Crimson retained the advantage throughout the first half. Then, just two minutes into the second half, Akpan found the net, increasing Harvard’s margin to two goals. The Crimson’s celebration was short-lived, however. Minutes later, the Terriers scored off of a free kick that was headed into the net. While Harvard managed to hold off BU and come out with the win, there were areas in definite need of improvement...
Shaheen's entrance into the race immediately turns New Hampshire into a marquee race, joining Colorado, Virginia, and Minnesota as top Democratic takeover attempts. According to a July poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, Shaheen would handily defeat Sununu by a 54 to 38 margin...