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...director in Beijing for IWNC, a corporate-team-building firm that has worked with Cathay. When those teams break down, Cathay is vulnerable to the same problems facing every other airline. For example, in June a mechanical problem delayed a Cathay flight in San Francisco, forcing 400 passengers to sit on the runway for seven hours and hitting the airline with a rare round of negative publicity...
...Harvard fouled in the penalty box, and Holy Cross was awarded a penalty shot. Crusaders junior Alejandro Melean scored the penalty shot on goalie and senior co-captain Adam Hahn. Holy Cross managed to shut the Crimson down for the rest of the game. The Crusaders implemented a safe sit-back defense. The Crusader strikers did not put pressure on the four Harvard defenseman, which allowed Crimson to control the ball in the backfield. But when Harvard tried to make an offensive push, they could not penetrate. “They sat in against us the whole time...
...Governor. He has disavowed his former positions on abortion, gay rights - and now seems even to disavow the groundbreaking state health care plan he passed. Asked in a recent debate if he'd seek congressional authorization to take out Iran's nuclear facilities, he responded, "Well, you sit down with your attorneys..." For a Republican, that's something like a Democrat saying, "Well, maybe we should overturn Roe v. Wade and turn abortion over to the states." Also, he is a Mormon, which many religious conservatives consider a cult. Fred Thompson seems to be performing a quarter-hearted presidential-campaign...
...office. When Bush was asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin's authoritarian tendencies, he said in dealing with foreign leaders he tries "to be in a position where I actually can influence people, and one way to do that is to have personal relationships that, that enable me to sit down and tell people what's on my mind without fear of rupturing relations." In other words, like any subtle diplomat, Bush underplays disagreement and emphasizes consensus when dealing with autocrats...
...million children are covered, that is not negotiable," Pelosi said. "This isn't an issue any more, it's a value in our country from which the President appears to be isolated," she told reporters in a room just off the House floor. "We will be happy to sit down and meet the President any time he's ready and we hope he's ready soon...