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...Microsoft tried to get part of the portable media player business from the Apple (AAPL) iPod. It launched its Zune product and after an initial marketing push, the product is still available but posting only modest sales. Microsoft now wants another piece of Apple's success. It apparently is in talks to launch a smartphone with Verizon (VZ), which competes with AT&T (T). AT&T has the exclusive sales franchise for the Apple iPhone in the U.S., so, in theory, Microsoft and Verizon would each benefit from creating competition for one of the most successful cell phones in history...
Looming in the background of last November’s presidential election was the possibility that the Democrats in the Senate could reach the magic number: By holding 60 seats in the Senate, they could overcome Republican filibusters and push through a liberal agenda without significant interference from their more conservative colleagues. But the Democrats fell just short, and, for Obama’s first 100 days, the president was forced to settle for a considerable but not filibuster-proof majority. Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania changed that, though, when he announced on Tuesday morning that he would defect...
...this outreach will have on the issue of gender equality.” The Web site also comes as part of a recent resurgence for Harvard Men Against Rape, which was founded in 2003 but only recently became more visible on campus. Speakers at the event said they would push for this trend to continue by encouraging the Harvard community to use the Web site, and contribute to its blogs. “I think a big hope for MenSpeakUp.org is that it provides a resource for men to care,” said Gordon W. Braxton, a freshman proctor...
...crackdown is seen as the equivalent of a nuclear attack on their already struggling businesses. Daniel Loeza, vice-president of the restaurant association, said the order to sell only takeout food will put 450,000 waiters, dishwashers and other staff out of work, increasing economic pressure that could push Mexico over the edge. (Read a story of how travel and tourism was affected the first weekend of the swine flu outbreak...
...meaningful rise in the use of study drugs at Harvard, it calls attention to the greater implications of the use of such drugs. We disapprove of the use of study drugs without prescriptions and also find fault with the cultural pressure students at Harvard feel that leads them to push their bodies and minds beyond their natural capacities...