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...timing is an issue," admits a Justice official close to the case. Hillman's resignation comes as the investigation is gathering momentum and, with Abramoff's cooperation, expanding its scope. Hillman will stay on at Justice as an adviser while he awaits Senate confirmation, veteran prosecutor Andrew Lourie will temporarily take charge of the probe, and the rest of the team on the case isn't changing, says department spokesman Bryan Sierra. But the loss of the independent-minded, hands-on Hillman--he attended most of the negotiation meetings with Abramoff and co-conspirator Michael Scanlon--has renewed calls...
...Augusto Lopez-Claros, who heads the World Economic Forum's competitiveness program. In his latest report, which measures national competitiveness using dozens of different criteria - from the quality of math education to the soundness of banks - China comes in at No. 49, one ahead of India. But the momentum is with the underdog: China dropped three places this year, while India moved up five, largely because of India's greater technological prowess. Both are marked down for corruption - a frequent refrain at Davos sessions this year - and a chronic lack of infrastructure. INDIA, says Michael E. Porter, a Harvard Business...
...growing reform sentiment has helped Shadegg's dark-horse candidacy build momentum. Almost immediately after his entrance into the race , Shadegg became the favorite candidate of people who wanted a sharp break from DeLay, winning several newspaper endorsements, praise from conservative commentators like Bill Kristol and Bob Novak and the backing of conservative bible National Review. But over the last week, he's begun picking up support from people whose opinions actually matter in the leadership race, Republican members of Congress. Mike Pence, the head of the 110-member Republican Study Committee, a group of the House's most conservative...
...limit yourself to five? If you let yourself go on a good day and write 25 pages, the well is sucked dry, and it's harder to go on. The thing about a long narrative is momentum. A little bit every day is better than a lot one day and nothing the next...
...sustainable environmental practices in India.” This sincerity is something the DRB should have considered, especially in light of Coke’s inability to approve an independent audit into its Columbian bottlers because of unrelated legal proceedings. The DRB may have made the decision with political momentum behind it, but it didn’t necessarily make the correct one. It is interesting to note that Pepsi Co. was charged with the same pesticide violations in India as Coke was, but its products remain firmly on Michigan’s shelves. Whether Pepsi will come before...