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...general revival in party fortunes. Many delegates surprised themselves by concluding they could support any of the candidates, even though they range from Europhile to Europhobe, from 38 to 65, from right-wing to right-of-center, from electrifying to wooden. Yet they agree that making a smart choice is crucial to turning the Tories from also-ran to credible alternative. Labour probably has at least another four years in office, and whatever its woes - much in evidence at its own painfully regimented party conference - the Tories' first task is to ensure the party's persistent troubles do not cohere...
...eight months of this year, the firm sold 52,000 fewer E-Class cars worldwide than last year, a drop of 28%. Sales of its other best-selling model, the C-Class, were also down. The financial outlook is dreadful: even without counting $1.3 billion in losses at its Smart small-car subsidiary, Mercedes managed only a tiny operating profit for the first half of the year after a loss in the first quarter...
...Texan who crossed paths with George W. Bush at a gala dinner in 1989 and eventually turned to follow him. A math major at Southern Methodist University (she was one year ahead of Laura Bush at S.M.U.), she dreamed of being a doctor but didn't think she was smart enough and didn't encounter enough people to tell her otherwise. Her turn toward the law had a very personal trigger: it was a lawyer who helped her family navigate the challenges of her father's shattering stroke. She saw the good that the law could do, and its power...
Describe yourself in three words: Sweet, smart, and sexy...
...smart, I can tell you that. And he was a good organizer, I can tell you that,” said Tom Biggie, a fellow security guard who came to know McCombe in 1990 through the union...