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Though Rove insists he doesn't play a foreign policy role, he fought an internal battle last spring with Bush's economic and foreign policy advisers over steel tariffs. Rove was for imposing the duties--favored by steel companies and unions in Mid-western swing states--and he won. It was Rove who in July warned Republican lawmakers who wanted to lift the trade embargo on Cuba that the White House would never go along. Bush's position was based on policy, not politics, Rove promised, but the Congressmen didn't buy it. The Cuban-American lobby...
...merchandise hit $1.6 billion, which is why this EMI deal may offer a new model. Williams is no longer just a recording artist, but a franchise that EMI can spin off into everything from T shirts to action figures. By buying into Williams's wider activities, EMI hopes to swing even when CD sales aren't winning. BANKING "Opening The Lid" In Japan Heizo Takanaka must have the most stressful job in Japan - not easy in a country where train drivers have committed suicide for falling one minute behind schedule. Last week Prime Minister Junichiro Koizuimi fired Financial Services Agency...
...claimed. “The show has gotten much tighter since our early days.” Both Gray and Ball disavow any knowledge of the mess of buttons and samplers that sit behind drummer Olly Peacock onstage, from whence come the skittish beat of “Detroit Swing 66” and the manic piano riff of “Army Dub.” But perhaps the most impressive element of the show is the band’s ability to reproduce the rich vocal harmonies from their albums live with near-Beach Boys faithfulness and beauty...
...President through an entertainment-laden spectacle of illusory free choice? Sure--if that didn't pretty much describe our existing system. Anyway, it's hard to imagine a small cable channel pulling that off, though a media-sensation candidate, buoyed by free publicity, could just draw enough votes to swing a tight race. Cutler says he hopes the show at least increases participation in politics or maybe encourages an also-ran to run for Congress someday. The Guarini Administration, however, will probably have to wait--at least until we amend the Constitution to allow voting by 800 number...
...Though Rove insists he doesn't play a foreign policy role, he fought an internal battle last spring with Bush's economic and foreign policy advisers over steel tariffs. Rove was for imposing the duties-favored by steel companies and unions in Mid-western swing states-and he won. It was Rove who in July warned Republican lawmakers who wanted to lift the trade embargo on Cuba that the White House would never go along...