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What feels like sport to Rumsfeld is more like a blood sport to those who have to face him. They describe a man who "listens aggressively," who wants to watch you take a punch and see how you react. "He really does want to smack you," says an aide. "From that, he thinks, 'I will learn something I don't know and you weren't planning to teach me.' The truth might not tumble out of you otherwise...
...they do have similar positions on the war. Gore also loves Dean's consultant-free iconoclasm, the legions of fanatic computer geeks, the sheer energy of the campaign (as opposed to the careful, soporific, consultant-laden nature of Gore's candidacy). For a guy who has spent his life smack-dab in the Washington establishment, the endorsement firmly, and finally, establishes Gore as an outsider...
...Yankees don’t win every year because Giambi and Soriano smack homers every third or fourth game. They don’t win because Jeter’s a “clutch” hitter or because they can play “small ball...
Tucked away behind a sleek storefront almost smack in the middle of Harvard Square, five salespeople are the only ones enjoying the fragrant smell of the Origins store...
Reno has a special advantage in its geography--it is smack against the California border and treats its high-cost, highly regulated neighbor the way a hummingbird does a flower. From 2000 to 2003, Reno has lapped up major operations of 17 California companies including Sun Microsystems and Charles Schwab, according to the Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada, in addition to the 700,000-sq.-ft. distribution facility Amazon.com set up in 1999 and the third roasting-and-distribution center Starbucks opened. Microsoft, Dell and Pfizer all have operations there. An estimated 200,000 people migrate from California...