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USED CARS, NOT CUSTOMERS "Car buying shouldn't be any more trouble than buying groceries and should take no longer than a lunch hour," says Richard Sharp, chairman of Circuit City, the giant electronics retailer that owns the CarMax chain of used-car superstores. CarMax, which has four outlets in three Southern states and plans to open three new stores this year, is the acknowledged leader of efforts to back up Sharp's words. CarMax customers can leave their children in a supervised play area and use computer screens to scan as many as 1,000 vehicles...
Arnold found quick success but was not an overwhelming talent. While he played on the local youth circuit and qualified for the big national tournaments, he never found himself at the top of the national rankings. At this point Arnold had to realize that there would be more to his life than tennis, and so the quest for balance began...
Vincent, however, expresses little interest in the Asian-American community, and it quickly becomes clear that the two men have very different views. Vincent began his acting career on the "Chop Suey Circuit" performing for live audiences in Chinatown. He has enjoyed a successful career as an actor; he was even nominated for an Academy Award. But he has also faced a great deal of discrimination and has had to compromise his integrity in order to succeed in an industry dominated by whites. His desire to be an actor was so great that he prided himself on "never refusing...
...fear is that the campaign will go broke before California, a winner-take-all state with 165 delegates. "That means that Forbes could win out there and nobody goes to the convention with enough delegates to win," says a participant in the strategy sessions. "California is becoming the circuit breaker...
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA: A federal appeals court gave famed defense attorney F. Lee Bailey a few more days to come up with $21 million in cash and stocks claimed by the government. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta late Thursday night ordered a temporary stay of Bailey's six-month contempt of court sentence, which was to begin at 10 a.m. Friday. District Judge Maurice Paul had denied Bailey's request for more time, giving Bailey until February 29 to turn over the $3 million in cash and $18 million dollars worth of stock that Bailey says he received...