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...Scooter Libby justice and Karl Rove politics will be over next year.” In his introductory speech, Kerry compared Obama as a young leader to Thomas Jefferson and Martin Luther King, Jr. “He doesn’t seek to perfect the politics of swift-boating,” Kerry said, referring to attacks on his own failed 2004 presidential bid. “He seeks to end it.” Patrick asked voters assembled to push their friends and relatives to go to the polls today. “Make it personal...
...company-owned-and-operated stores in 32 countries instead of franchising them as it does in the U.S. But PepsiCo did set up valuable infrastructure, including supplier relationships and local management teams. "PepsiCo laid down the tracks but hadn't yet taken advantage of the opportunity," says Novak. In swift order, the newly independent Yum (named Tricon Global Restaurants until 2002) pulled its company-run operations out of all but eight countries. Later it focused expansion on three emerging economies (China, India and Russia) and three developed ones (France, Germany and the Netherlands). Over the past seven years...
...just across the Gulf from the Persian giant. They are inclined to agree with Bush's worries about Iran's nuclear intentions. But they are even more concerned about another U.S. war in the Gulf - this time against Iran, to wipe out its nuclear program. That could bring a swift backlash, either through direct Iranian military retaliation against Washington's regional allies, or in the form of fomenting long-term political unrest and terrorism among Shi'ite minorities in those countries. Arabs were relieved when the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran said that the Islamic regime had shelved...
...reaction from Fernandez and many in Argentina has been swift and aimed directly at the U.S., which is seen in Argentina as having masterminded the money-smuggling operation to smear the new president. In a public statement, she labelled the accusations "a trash campaign" by Washington against her. The sentiment has been taken up by the media, which has called Antonini a U.S. agent who planted the $800,000 as part of an operation against Fernandez...
...Crimson matches up extremely well with the Wildcats. Speed has been Harvard’s forte this season, as the Crimson features a swift batch of forwards headlined by Vaillancourt along with the blistering Minnesota duo of rookie Katharine Chute and sophomore transfer Anna McDonald and freshman Ukranian import Liza Ryabkina...