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Marnet would rather be a forklift driver than a cocaine trafficker. But Haiti has a lot more demand for the latter--especially in the northern port of Cap-Haitien, where Marnet, 29, watched this fall as his one honest meal ticket, the U.S. Army, shipped home the last of its...
In the most eagerly awaited executive decision since the scrapping of New Coke, super-CEO Jack Welch last week named an heir to the GE throne. He is Jeffrey Immelt, 44, an aggressive yet charming manager who currently runs GE's Medical Systems unit. GE was mum on Immelt's...
From the start, it was an energetic session; the Justices (other than the always taciturn Thomas and the unusually quiet Rehnquist) peppered Bush attorney Ted Olson with pointed questions. First up: Why is this case a federal issue? Justice Kennedy, widely considered one of three possible "swing votes," along with...
He has made his reputation not by showboating on Geraldo but by reducing complex litigation to understandable stories, which he tells in his flat Midwestern tone. Boies likes the concrete. On Friday he introduced a developer of the Votamatic machine, William Rouverol, 83, to explain how his imperfect machine is...
Jaroff's commentary on homeopathic products was sorely needed. Scientists never rule out a theory completely, and this approach has led too many people to think that something ridiculous might be valid. Too many discussions of alternative medicine emphasize possible side effects when what should really be pointed out is...