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Despite the laurels Bush wins from his base for seeding the lower courts with judges it considers ideologically correct, the Supreme Court pick is seen in a different league. "It doesn't do any good to pick good lower-court guys and throw the Supreme Court" to a moderate, says conservative activist Grover Norquist. The Supreme Court is the Holy Grail for the right and not to be bargained or traded away. The firmness of conservatives on the high court casts some doubt on one option that White House strategists are considering: elevating Scalia to Chief Justice if Rehnquist leaves...
...cards, used to store pictures taken with a digital camera. Another difference: STMicro has formed partnerships with several key customers, such as mobile phone maker Nokia. This allows the company to involve its customers early on in the development of semiconductors. "This secures a very strong and loyal customer base," says analyst Malcolm Penn. STMicro was criticized for not jumping in when the dram cycle was up. But analysts say it takes strong nerves and experience to survive in the dram business, and both STMicro and Infineon made valid choices. "This market is not for the faint-hearted. One good...
...fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, Summers received a base salary of $450,110, and $37,577 in benefits for a total...
...It’s just a portion of our customer base,” she said. “Ultimately, it was a business decision...
...Sharon, for his part, has studiously avoided tipping his own hand, preferring to discuss only the security questions and hinting vaguely at his willingness to make "painful concessions" once all Palestinian violence has ended, while at the same time as signaling his right-wing political base that he has no intention of evacuating a single settlement. Despite the clear divergence with the U.S. position, Sharon has studiously avoided conflict with the White House, although where such conflict has arisen he has relied on the U.S. domestic political equation and the divisions within the Bush administration to walk Washington towards...