Word: paramount
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...recent bankruptcy and tort-reform bills. But Reid and Frist are not talking-at all-about the really divisive issues, especially the coming showdown over judicial appointments. Frist, who may run for President, wants to show conservatives that he can be a tough guy on an issue that is paramount to them. Reid is not about to abandon his successful stubbornness...
...Even at companies with top-notch outside managers, maintaining the bloodline remains paramount. At Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa, tycoon Li Ka-shing has been among Asia's most adept at attracting external professional managers, but ultimately, observers believe he'll eventually pass on the chairmanship to his eldest son, Victor. "There's a history of trying to keep things in the family," says shareholder-rights activist David Webb in Hong Kong...
...TIME: You quote Nobel prizewinning economist Amartya Sen in your speech. Chidambaram: Sen argues that it's growth that expands freedom. There is a belief among some sections that even with low growth, you can achieve your social objectives. I don't share that view. Growth is paramount. As long as I keep India on a 7%-plus growth path, as long as we keep inflation within limits and do not slow down our efforts to open up India's economy, reduction of poverty will follow...
...allure of his hip brands to attract fresh, young (and, pssst, cheap) talent. "I want us to be a place where you build relationships with up-and-coming people," he says, "give them a comfortable home so they can be in your solar system." And then, the dream goes, Paramount can roll out the occasional megamovie, like this summer's War of the Worlds, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise (who also has a production deal with Paramount...
...studio is always in the business of big," says Newmarket boss Bob Berney. "But Paramount can use all the divisions it owns to bolster one another." That's Paramount's other secret ingredient: cross-marketing. The networks feed ideas to the studio, which produces the movies, which are promoted on the networks. That puts the energy in synergy. "This is not to say that under my management Paramount is going to become the MTV Films studio," says Freston. "But they will play a big cornerstone in what Paramount is going...