Word: solness
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...worldwide - 10% of its total - by 2005. But the rank and file won't be the only ones looking for work: Graham Howe, deputy chief executive and co-founder of U.K. subsidiary Orange, announced he would step down after Breton unexpectedly gave the top job to Orange board member Sol Trujillo. Howe was the third top Orange executive lost in 10 weeks. His exit may signal that Breton is consolidating control of the group, which France Telecom bought in 2000. That process has brought tensions between the French and British arms of the company since Breton took over four months...
...Polo, and went to China, where she managed ventures for Italian telecoms in the 1980s and '90s, an experience that honed her negotiating skills. Says Cico: "My parents taught me that if you have integrity, you should never be afraid to speak up." --By Tim Padgett. With reporting by Sol Biderman/Sao Paulo
...with reporting by Sol Biderman/S?o Paulo
...reforms mean that Brazil's World Cup-champion soccer team "gets free new cars, while we sit here on the street and get nothing." The Bush bailouts may buy time, but they may not be enough to prop up faith in the capitalist road to prosperity. --With reporting by Sol Biderman/Sao Paulo and Matthew Cooper and Massimo Calabresi/Washington
...center for the Los Angeles Sparks, executed the first ever successful dunk in a WNBA game. "I wasn't thinking," said Leslie. "I just turned around, and I was free." With 4:44 left in the first half of a home game against the Miami Sol, she caught a pass, took two steps and launched a right-hand jam. It was a coup the pro-basketball press had long anticipated, documenting her attempts at dunks, even in practice. The move brought the crowd to its feet and thrilled Leslie's teammates, but it was still just two points and could...