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...second miscalculation is a bit more obscure, but will also have ramifications through the summer and perhaps beyond. After Obama's preferred veep-vetter, Jim Johnson, stepped down because of questions about possibly preferential mortgages he received, Obama's campaign put a target on the back of A.B. Culvahouse, the top veep-hunter in the McCain camp. While it is true that Culvahouse has done work for Fannie Mae and Lockheed Martin, he is also one of the few Republicans in Washington that Democrats trust, and even turn to for help because of his sound political and legal judgment...
...every instance, female bombers have been able to get to their intended target despite multiple layers of security. In a culture that forbids male policemen or checkpoint guards from frisking women - yet also frowns on women joining the security forces - many have easy passage to high-value targets like police stations and markets. They can go unchecked where no man would dream of passing...
...Anheuser-Busch, the St. Louis superbrewer, is the unhappy target of a $46.35 billion takeover attempt by InBev, a Belgian company run by Brazilian moneymen, which is the world's No. 1 beermaker - its accumulated brands include Stella Artois, Beck's, Labatt and Bass. InBev is known for squeezing the fat from its acquisitions, and the people of St. Louis worry that the good jobs and corporate philanthropy Anheuser-Busch is known for will fall into the category...
...movie ads is to reach the 19-26 year olds, who dominate the Sex and the City fan base, the ad also will be shown in theaters playing movies like You Don't Mess with the Zohan and The Incredible Hulk raising speculation that young boys may be a target. Merck has acknowledged it is testing Gardasil on boys and young men who can carry the HPV virus with an eye to seeking FDA approval...
...leadership is a target. Tsvangirai is arrested on a weekly, sometimes daily basis, and on June 12 MDC Secretary-General Tendai Biti was detained at Harare airport and charged with treason. But it is lower-ranking activists and ordinary Zimbabweans who have borne the brunt. The MDC claims 25,000 people have fled the violence, thousands of its supporters have been beaten, hundreds hospitalized, and 66 killed, while 200 more are missing. (Reporting restrictions mean the figures cannot be verified.) A doctor who examined the bodies of two dead MDC activists tells TIME their tongues had been mutilated. In Bhegedhe...