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...look at the Greenpeace rankings [Dell is tied for first among tech companies], we've been doing a lot in this area. Sometimes innovation is looked at through a fairly narrow lens, in the sense of, O.K., what small, shiny object did you create? That's fine--small, shiny objects are nice--but for us innovation is a bit broader in terms of supply chains and the Internet and all the things we do. The last year was relatively challenging for us, but we still made a few billion dollars. Nothing to be too ashamed about...
...last year to thrash out whether the Kurds' regional government could cut its own oil deals with foreign companies without Baghdad interfering. Kurdish officials have argued their case for months. The proposed law offers a tortuous compromise. A new Federal Council of Oil & Gas will have 60 days to object to any oil deal the Kurds make, and only then with the agreement of two-thirds of the council's members - which will include a Kurdish official. Disputes would also be taken to a new group of independent advisers, who "might include foreign oil and gas experts, Iraqi or foreign...
...think about the possible obstacles to getting these things done this year, the word Democratic doesn't come to mind." says Fabian Nunez, state assembly speaker, who so far finds little to object to in Schwarzenegger's agenda. "We established a great working relationship with the Governor last year and I don't see why 2007 should be any different...
...ground. (The message: if the war isn't going well, ask the generals why.) The Joint Chiefs of Staff - the top officers of all four services and the Chairman and Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - never aggressively challenged Rumsfeld's micromanaging. Nor did they object when Rumsfeld broke with tradition and refused to meet with them as a body - instead, including senior civilians in policy meetings with them. According to one former retired senior officer, Rumsfeld met only once in the last four years with the Chiefs alone...
...this year they uncovered the sarcophagus and a protective slab inscribed in latin saying "To Paul, Apostle and Martyr." They were heartened by the presence of three holes in it (now stopped up with plaster) through which ancient pilgrims would have put cloths to come in contact with an object of veneration...