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...back to what we started to do in 1983, we've been consistent in what we've done. We have built shareholder value. We built a superb company, as evidenced by the fact that we have an auction going on. Somebody wants it and is willing to pay a steep price...
...between Russia and Weimar Germany: vast economic dislocations, hyperinflation, national humiliation and a disaffected officer class. Of course, there are notable differences too. For all its economic troubles, Russia does not suffer the massive unemployment that plagued Germany just after World War I. And rather than being slapped with steep reparations, Russia is receiving aid from abroad...
Hurt by the steep drop in cigarette prices, Philip Morris Companies announced it will eliminate 14,000 jobs, 8% of its work force, largely through attrition. Faced with similar price wars, AT&T's computer firm, NCR Corp., announced a work-force reduction...
...work and a reluctance by any of the trio to take the lead in shaping policy. And it is the mishandled episodes rather than the well-managed issues that create the image of a team out of its depth. Moreover, they work for a President who himself faces a steep learning curve on foreign policy and sometimes treats international issues as nuisances that keep him from dealing with priorities at home...
With a larger selection pool, the competition's going to be steep. Men against women, rich-alumni-son against rich-alumni-daughter. It's not going to be pretty. Maybe once the University endorses the clubs (and we just can't wait), they'll send in Archie C. Epps III to settle the dispute...