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...survey also contains notes of caution for the President. Kerry clearly helped himself during the debate phase of the campaign: nearly 1 in 3 voters said the debates made them likelier to vote for Kerry, compared with roughly 1 in 6 for the President. Perhaps more worrisome for Bush is that his job-approval rating has remained below 50% for a second week. Here again, the poll is split down the middle: 49% of voters approve of the President's performance on the job, and 49% disapprove...
...Phase 1, getting the Swoosh recognized, proved relatively easy. Nike outfitted top Chinese athletes and sponsored all the teams in China's new pro basketball league in 1995. But the company had its share of horror stories too, struggling with production problems (gray sneakers instead of white), rampant knock-offs, then criticism that it was exploiting Chinese labor. Cracking the market in a big way seemed impossible. Why would the Chinese consumer spend so much--twice the average monthly salary back in the late 1990s--on a pair of sneakers...
...might go to total online course registration in a two-step process,” he said, explaining that the next phase would allow students to submit their cards electronically without printing them...
With concrete already poured in the foundation, any changes would also likely be costly and time-consuming. And reaching the construction phase has already been a substantial hurdle, including tussles with residents and zoning boards, which led to a complete overhaul to the architectural plans...
While Tehran's unprecedented "endorsement" of President Bush raised some eyebrows this week, Iran hasn?t been much of an issue in the Presidential campaign. But as international efforts to confront the Islamic Republic's nuclear program enter a critical phase, there's little doubt Iran will be at the top of a new administration's agenda. And as the exchange between President Bush and Senator Kerry in the first presidential debate showed, there are not many good options...