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...Deputy editor, Pierre Haski, also 53, says that, with a generational shift in France, the dynamic idealists of Sartre's 1968 generation are "on the way out, but blamed for everything." To an extent, the paper's problems are similar to those faced by newspapers in much of the rich world. It is up against competition from free newspapers distributed in Paris' underground trains, the Internet, several newsweeklies and 24-hour news radio stations. In France, the problems are compounded by laws heavily restricting where and when newspapers can be sold, and legal rules that mean weekend editions - profitable...
Zillow's buyers and sellers, on the cusp of a major transaction, would be a gold mine for Yahoo! or Google, either of which could capitalize on the lucrative real estate ad space. Founder and CEO Rich Barton, who made a fortune creating Expedia, concedes that Zillow has had lots of conversations with the big Web players but says he's not selling...
...Keep control of your image Case study of what not to do: John Kerry in '04. "The Republicans built story lines like 'Kerry is French' and 'Kerry is rich,'" says Harris, successfully alienating Joe Voter. Hillary Clinton has become skilled at image control, but will she survive the scrutiny of an '08 race...
...Correa denies suggestions that the oil-rich Chavez is helping to fund his campaign, and Chavez, since watching his outspoken support of the leftist candidates in Peru and Mexico backfire, has been uncharacteristically quiet about Ecuador. But analysts like Shifter notes that Correa, who recently visited Chavez, feels confident he can follow the Venezuelan's lead...
...would have to say that I did something that challenged the banking world. Banking now must be all inclusive. Conventional banks look for the rich; we look for the absolutely poor. All people are entrepreneurs, but many don't have the opportunity to find that out. All I said was that poor people can handle money to improve their situation, and the effectiveness of this is being demonstrated tenfold around the world...