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...quickly readopt their famously corrosive spirit. His backers most want to see unemployment lowered (it's officially at 8% today) and purchasing power increased. But French economic growth, unlikely to exceed 2% in 2007, is too weak for that, and public deficits are still too high. Sarkozy's economic margin for maneuver is therefore much more limited than he would have liked...
Sarkozy was of course anointed by a nice democratic margin, and his ratings (64%) should make George W. Bush pale with envy. Yet in a soft coup, Sarkozy has unhinged Article 21 of the French constitution, according to which the Prime Minister, and not the President, runs the show. Sarko is omnipresent and "omnipresident." He is his own cabinet...
...many of these fashion conglomerates, success today stems from the ability to generate profits from high-margin businesses like accessories. Permira will certainly focus on that arm of the Valentino business, currently considered vastly underdeveloped. The real test, though, in this new game of private equity ownership in fashion will be how they read the fickle ways of an industry that in 10 years has gone from primarily family-owned labels to global luxury conglomerates. Many observers also feel that star power is necessary to generate sales. While others think that the brand should be the main focus...
...Protecting Against Terrorism: Clinton leads the field by a wide margin, picked by 27%, compared to Edwards, at 19%, Obama at 15%, and Richardson...
...margin of error for the entire sample is approximately +/- 5 percentage points. The margin of error is higher for subgroups. Surveys are subject to other error sources as well, including sampling coverage error, recording error, and respondent error. Data were weighted to approximate the 2004 Iowa Democratic Caucus "Entrance Polls," conducted January...