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...Your Love”—both songs share Luke Jenner’s high-pitched croon and snarky saxophone bits from Gabriel Andruzzi, but pounding beats mark the transition from sweeping ballad to stomping Eurotrash. Rather than bombard us with too many of these numbers, the Rapture opt for variation, succeeding amazingly with both kinds of songs...
Companies such as Wal-Mart have introduced variable pricing schemes. Its "associates" can choose lower payroll deductions and opt for deductibles as high as $1,000 a year. Other firms, such as General Electric, have launched variable premiums for family coverage, so that a worker pays depending on the size of his or her family. "There used to be two payment levels--single and family," says Gary Sheffer, a GE spokesman. "Starting in 2004, we will go to single, two people and then three or more. And your premiums will go up as you go up that hierarchy...
...funds and the spending limits that come with them. Dean knows his fundraising efforts, which have raised well over $25 million so far, can raise much more than the $45 million he?d be limited to spending between now and next summer?s convention. Since President Bush has already opted out of the system and raised over $85 million, Dean feels he can?t risk abiding by the limits, spend $45 million in the primaries and end up penniless between April and July. It?s a political no-brainer. So why is Dean asking his supporters to vote on whether...
...Dean?s little plebiscite, undoubtedly the first time a candidate has asked for an online vote on campaign strategy, works like this: His 600,000 registered supporters received either an email or phone call asking for their decision on whether he should opt out of the matching bucks. Ballots went out Thursday, supporters get to vote through Friday night, Dean announces the results on Saturday. The Doctor made it clear where he stood when he announced the vote Wednesday: Accepting the funds, he told supporters in New York, ?will cap our spending at $45 million, giving the Bush campaign...
...raise a lot more than $45 million if he keeps up his current pace. And even the biggest advocates of campaign finance reform are giving him a pass on this issue. Watchdog Fred Wertheimer of Democracy 21 said he couldn?t blame Dean because of Bush?s decision to opt out. While Dean?s opponents accused him of hypocrisy, most admitted privately they wish they had the same luxury. Campaign advisors for John Kerry and Wes Clark have said they may opt out if they raise enough...