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...McClintock tells TIME there is "no scenario" in which he would get out and that if Schwarzenegger's campaign "spent a fraction of the time it has devoted trying to get me out of the race on proposing solutions to California's problems, it would be in much better shape." And now Schwarzenegger has something new to worry about: at the G.O.P. state convention in Los Angeles last Saturday, conservatives showed previews of a TV spot attacking the actor. In it, he slowly morphs into Governor Davis. --By Terry McCarthy, Karen Tumulty and Sonja Steptoe
...these number things,” Fitzpatrick said. “But that wasn’t our best game on offense and that’s what so exciting about this. We obviously played very well on offense, but there are a lot of things we need to shape up and I think were going to be a very, unbelievably good offense this year...
...bankruptcy expert, and Amelia Warren Tyagi, a business consultant and Warren's daughter, offer a startling account of the elusiveness of the American Dream. They conclude that modern families are no better off than the Ozzie-and-Harriet household of the past. In fact, they are in worse shape...
...India's drugmakers are angry about the agreement's fine print. According to D.G. Shah of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, which represents the nation's largest drugmakers, the U.S. pharmaceutical lobby won key restrictions?for instance, a stipulation that generics sold under the agreement be manufactured in a different shape, dosage and packaging from the original?that make it difficult for non-U.S. companies to sell their products in poor countries and still turn a profit...
...Zhang, each Beijinger annually quaffs 50 liters of beer. ("Some far more," he added, glancing at the bulge above my belt.) His job is to increase that, both by introducing new products and acquiring regional breweries. Besides its new premium Golden Rose beer ("rich in fragrance and beautiful in shape"), Yanjing also produces soft drinks, mineral water, soy sauce and vinegar, and will introduce a line of tea this spring...