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...accomplishment. Far too much has been written already about Clinton’s draft dodging and Al Gore’s “front-line” reporting, and I will not devolve into tired character attacks. While neither man could be accused of dereliction of duty or outright cowardice, it was certainly true that they preferred to focus on domestic concerns at the expense of foreign policy and military issues. Their contrast with Kerry in this respect is remarkable. Can anyone imagine either Clinton or Gore “Reporting for duty,” as Kerry...
...shares in both UFJ and SMFG. But, he adds, the bank possesses valuable assets that both suitors find attractive. It is relatively strong in small business and retail banking, as well as in trust and pension management. These would plug product-line holes in MTFG's case and establish outright dominance in areas in which SMFG is already strong. Moreover, MTFG and SMFG aspire to be global players and so need economies of scale?and after years of industry consolidation, UFJ is the only potential domestic lender that could provide the quantum leap in product array and asset size...
Last year President George Bush signed a bill limiting interstate trafficking of large predators. Only 20 states ban private ownership of big cats outright. With as many as 7,000 pet tigers thought to be living in the U.S., it is certain that at least some of them will cross paths with humans again. --By Jeffrey Kluger
Should Taylor prove successful in Athens, it would certainly add to her long list of accomplishments. During her years in Cambridge, Taylor won 19 individual/relay Heps titles and has a share or owns outright 10 school records. She has also placed third at the U.S. Outdoor Championships from 2001 to 2003, and recently came in first at Mt. Sac and at Martinique...
...more notable for proscribing movies than promoting them. Some of the sterner Christian sects forbade filmgoing. And that was when Hollywood still produced religious films, from uplifting tales of jolly priests (Bing Crosby in Going My Way) and selfless sisters (Audrey Hepburn in The Nun's Story) to outright miracle plays like The Song of Bernadette, with Jennifer Jones as a French girl who had a vision at Lourdes...