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...fact that the news that tanked the market last week was grossly misjudged. Most earnings reports have been very good; it's just that Wall Street types, as usual, were hoping for even better, and their disappointment whipped up a tornado of selling that they may soon regret. Consider last week's big earnings so-called "misses." Apple Computer's net income rose 92%; Yahoo reported an 83% profit gain; Motorola's profit was up 86%. Not too shabby. Yet the stocks were trashed. Arguably, these companies should have done a better job of managing Wall Street's expectations...
...public officials, in part by laundering his clients' funds through legitimate-sounding think tanks and public-policy groups, some of which Abramoff and Scanlon themselves set up. The stocky figure in the black fedora who left the federal courthouse after telling Judge Ellen Huvelle of his "tremendous sadness and regret for my conduct" was barely recognizable as the flamboyant power broker who used to send lawmakers and their staffs on junkets around the world and entertain them back in Washington with golf outings, free meals at his expensive restaurant, and concerts and games enjoyed from the luxury skyboxes he maintained...
...dollars on the sly from Indian tribal clients and then bought influence on Capitol Hill through lavish gifts of money, travel and entertainment. "Words will not be able to ever express how sorry I am for this," he told U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Huvelle. "I have profound regret and sorrow for the multitude of mistakes and harm I have caused...
...Sometimes it’s tempting to rely on the bare bones rather than take the extra strides to make a story sparkle. When it comes to The Crimson, I guiltily confess to choosing function over fashion, but as my tenure winds down, I regret not taking more time to accessorize. I’m inspired by the devotion of my peers who have logged longer hours, battling unwieldy technology, cheering unhappy staffers, and not settling for lackluster ledes. All to put out a quality paper, day after...
...where he gave the first of four big speeches leading up to Iraq's Dec. 15 elections. Bush choked up as he read a letter found on the laptop of fallen Marine Corporal Jeff Starr: "If you are reading this, then I've died in Iraq ... I don't regret going." Despite the resolute rhetoric--and a backdrop declaring PLAN FOR VICTORY--the address signaled an incremental withdrawal of troops before the 2006 U.S. midterm elections. Likewise, the release last week of a 35-page report, National Strategy for Victory in Iraq, aimed to portray Bush as acting deliberately rather...