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...what he might do about it. When an Italian referendum threatened to end restrictions on in-vitro fertilization, the Pope joined the fray, telling Italian bishops fighting it, "I am close to you with my words and my prayers." When the initiative failed, Italian television called the church the winner. Three weeks later, Spain legalized gay marriage over Catholic objections and Benedict's (indirect) criticism. But the Italian vote galvanized prelates who had suffered decades of defeat on divorce and abortion and suggested that if Benedict picks his political fights wisely, he may be rewarded...
Another Oscar-winner, Jamie Foxx, also demonstrates that even victors have bills to pay—got to buy a few more cars to maintain that star lifestyle. Maybe those gigantic sunglasses that keep shading the eyes of his character, Lieutenant Henry Purcell, are Foxx’s way of channeling his past good fortune into a piece of acting that can only be described as mediocre. It’s as if his agent reminded him to “keep smiling and swaying, and maybe the audience will think Ray became a jet pilot...
...next logical step. Another possibility is launching a propaganda campaign. If every television show had a 30-sec. piece featuring empty U.S. factories and dust blowing through American ghost towns, Chinese goods just might stop flying off the shelves. John A. Tardy Cordova, Tennessee, U.S. Sore Winner? Your item "A Hard-Liner For The People" [June 27] profiled Islamic zealot Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the eve of the runoff vote in the Iranian presidential election, which he later won. Of Iranian politics, Ahmadinejad has said, "We did not have a revolution in order to have democracy." Perhaps he needs...
...service hosts music, chat rooms and blogs, as well as personal and classified ads. But not all online companies are created equal. Google and Yahoo! are squeezing the online ad market share of smaller search engines or general content firms, insists Kessler: "Not everyone is going to be a winner." To investors, that should seem oddly familiar. - By Adam Smith Phone Lines In The Sand Even with electricity and security uncertain in much of Iraq, telecommunications remains a serious business. In London last week, scores of telecoms companies turned their attention to the sizable Iraqi market as Baghdad's National...
...with only the potential rights to carry cargo along a certain short route, with the hope that the bill would coax trucking companies into transporting lumber for a reasonable rate. Presumably it took all of Arnold’s business sense to realize that this idea was not a winner...