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...backing Democratic Progressive Party and its ally, the Taiwan Solidarity Union, failed to take control of the legislature. The Kuomintang-led opposition, which favors eventual reunification with China, retained a slim majority, winning 114 seats in the 225-member parliament. Chen was elected President in March by a wafer-thin majority; his legislative agenda is now likely to remain stalled. Latin Union PERU Twelve South American countries - including Brazil and Argentina, the continent's largest nations - signed a declaration creating the South American Community of Nations, an economic and political bloc that its leaders hope will one day mirror...
...There are no easy answers,” their report says. “Ours is a highly competitive industry with extremely thin profit margins. Initial estimates tell us that if all Sodexho employees’ wages were adjusted to living wage levels, we would effectively erase our annual net profits three times over...
...vintage” essentially means “used & unique.” And, generally speaking, pieces are either of a very good label, or no label at all—there’s really no such thing as vintage Gap. But that tissue-thin camp T-shirt from when you were six? That’s more like...
...Blackberry is so last year. The newest high-tech handheld is the Tablet PC. These “pocket PCs” have a number of interesting features, including the ability to take notes directly onto a thin screen. The Sony VAIO U-Series looks like a PDA but has the power of a PC. The full-fledged Windows operating system means that you can do anything on this device from word processing to movie watching. The fold-out keyboard, mobile AC adapter and ethernet adapter make this device appealing. This one-pound wonder will be released in time...
...after racking up 15 tackles for a loss and being a great run-stuffer as a nose tackle. Bryant is more of an edge rusher in the Willie McGinest mold, and he was able to find opposing quarterbacks on four occasions for sacks. Bryant is still relatively thin though, and if he puts on some weight over the winter he could be a dominating force...