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Investors see the possibility of expanding the brands in China, India and Russia, adding secondary lines and product extensions. "All companies we get involved with have attractive growth characteristics," says John Megrue, a co- CEO of Apax Partners, which just bought Tommy Hilfiger. "Well-run consumer companies ought to grow way north...
...certainly not making big new expenditures of money,” Bok said. “To the extent that we can, we’ve put off major funding, major administrative changes, and things of that kind that really...a new president ought to be able to make...
...certainly not making big new expenditures of money,” Bok said. “To the extent that we can, we’ve put off major funding, major administrative changes, and things of that kind that really…a new president ought to be able to make...
...office, 32% identified themselves as supporters of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party. But more than half claimed no political affiliation. And even among the DPP supporters who participated in the poll, a third said Chen should step down as well. There are still those who believe Chen ought to finish the remaining 20 months of his term. After all, there has been no evidence to tie the President directly to any wrongdoing, and the notion of circumventing democratic institutions to oust a sitting leader makes many Taiwan citizens uneasy. But the pressure on Chen is mounting. Shih Ming...
...about such highfalutin matters. That is a mistake we can no longer afford. American citizens pay taxes to support our policies overseas and send their sons and daughters to fight for the nation, which means they should be damn well able to pass judgment on what our foreign policy ought to be. Participatory democracy doesn't stop at the water's edge. As we move toward the 2008 presidential election, it's critical that candidates sketch out their worldview, their ideas about the Middle East and China, with all the detail and practicality that we expect of their health-care...