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...either rush and put together a poor quality product and distribute it on time or you take your time, put together a good quality product, and distribute it late,” said James C. Harrington ’03, one of the three producers...
...adversary who might just wear you down. Last year, for example, the Nevada Senator staged a one-day filibuster, standing on the Senate floor and talking for eight hours and 35 minutes straight to put majority leader Bill Frist hopelessly behind schedule on other bills that he wanted to rush through before the Thanksgiving recess. Reid planned everything carefully, down to his diet. So he wouldn't be forced to go to the bathroom and lose his right to the floor, he ate only a slice of wheat bread and a handful of unsalted peanuts for breakfast, kept Senate pages...
...time for an oil rush. The West's leading oil companies are making a run for Russia just as President Vladimir Putin consolidates his power and reasserts control over the energy business (among other things). In recent months, Putin has muzzled the independent press and abolished popular elections of regional governors. Western companies may rationalize that increased government control over the press won't affect their deals, but interference in the economy--increased restrictions on foreign ownership, the assault on Yukos and big shifts in taxation--has raised concerns about Putin's commitment to the rule of law. Many Russians...
...political rituals are so honored as overreading the results of an election. In the rush to explain this one, at least six myths have taken root...
...Thanksgiving approaches, many parents rush to give their children a crash course in MANNERS. Two decades ago, in a cover story on the return of etiquette, TIME looked at America's often rocky relationship with the subject...