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...wealth of nations, Adam Smith wrote that the U.K. was "a nation of shopkeepers." Today, that comment aptly describes a former British colony: India. It's home to about 12 million mom-and-pop retailers. But India's shopkeepers, or at least those in New Delhi, are under siege. In a series of rulings this year, the Supreme Court has ordered some 44,000 stores, restaurants and small hotels around the capital to be shuttered or demolished because they break zoning regulations...
...next time I saw them together, George was in the White House, and he told me, "You ought to be proud of your mom." At the time she was fighting her heart out on the House floor against the Iraq war. On any occasion that I have seen them together in private, they have appeared to be the best of "frenemies"--campaign-trail speak for politicians who keep their friends close and their enemies closer...
...mom said I could get my ears pierced a year early if I did one year of dance,” she recalls...
...here?” questions Batter. “They’re making it easier for someone who already has it easy. If they want to make it easier for someone who has a stressful process try finding someone who has to work because their mom is sick.”“I’m keenly aware of the social stratification that is involved,” says Bolger, sharing the sentiments of all of the Harvard-run companies, which seem to be aware of the ethics and inequalities of the industry. All seem to target...
Massachusetts voters rejected a proposal yesterday that would have allowed food stores to sell wine, dealing a victory to law enforcement groups and mom and pop shops that opposed the measure. The proposed initiative, listed as Question 1, would have allowed licensing boards to issue as many as 2,800 additional wine permits to food stores. Under current state law, companies can hold a maximum of three liquor licenses—a rule that prevents many supermarket chains from selling beer, wine, and spirits. With 96 percent of precincts reporting early this morning, “no” votes...