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Surprisingly, the defendants were allowed to cross-examine and call witnesses, but that did not affect the verdict. Even though the testimony of the prosecution’s witnesses was laughably unreliable, the alleged slave ringleaders were convicted and burned alive at the stake. The white mastermind, Hughson, was hanged. In terms of the fairness of the proceedings, the trials resembled less “Law and Order” than “Judge Judy...
...newspapers need capital to pay for expensive marketing campaigns to muscle into new cities. Western newspapers, while facing an uncertain future, have deep pockets. It should be a perfect match. Yet only a handful of big deals have been inked. For example, Britain's Financial Times has taken a stake in the Business Standard, an Indian business newspaper, and Henderson Global Investments, a British firm, has invested in HT Media. "It's worked out very well for us," says T.N. Ninan, editor of the Business Standard. His paper now carries a daily page of international business news from the Financial...
...Baron, president of the Center for Automotive Research; marketing assembled cars is the next logical step. A common Chinese auto strategy has been to join forces with foreign firms to develop the home market. The Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. has partnered with GM, and DaimlerChrysler AG is raising its stake in a venture with Beijing Automotive Industry Corp. to 50%, up from 42%. The converse is happening as Chinese makers aim for the 16.9 million-- vehicle U.S. market. The first player may be Chery, based in Wuhu City, which is partnering with Visionary Vehicles, a distributor based in New York...
...main purpose of a summit should not center on pomp and circumstance. Nor should it be satisfied with just a nice but token overture of friendliness. There is simply too much at stake for the focus of this landmark visit to be anywhere but on the issues at hand...
...already begun elsewhere. As it grows, Harvard must become willing to consult affected undergraduates; after all, in President Summers inaugural address he called Harvard College the very heart of the University, and the interests and concerns thereof should never be ignored when the quality of undergraduate life is at stake...