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...Even after the President signs the bill, the reform won't take hold right away. It was carefully designed not to kick in until after the Nov. 5 election. That way, the parties - which have been stockpiling hundreds of millions of dollars since last year - need not surrender that cash before the upcoming battle for control of Congress. The Democratic National Committee also has $30 million in soft money that it plans to spend quickly for a new headquarters. "It reminds me of the old drunk who swears he will quit drinking tomorrow, but he's going to get drunk...
...closer to the edge, like Chris Rock or Andy Dick, make his style seem quaint. But Robin Williams' improv is still an amazing high-wire act. "It's a risk if it doesn't work," he told TIME last month. "But it's a gas. You go out and kick it, and every night you pick up new stuff...
...company has launched a Nike Goddess website (motto: Look Good. Kick Ass) and will open its second Goddess store in Los Angeles in mid-March. Still, for all of Nike's technological and marketing prowess, the Portland, Ore., company may have picked a fight in the wrong ring. "When you open the door to the fashion sector, there are so many more players," says Michael Atmore, editor in chief of Footwear News. "Skechers has done an incredible job. Puma is very hot, and Adidas and Reebok are making every effort to fight for their share...
...Guiyu. The cluster of villages in southern China's Guangdong province is a dumping ground for mountains of scrapped computers and high-tech appliances, the detritus of a digital revolution going on an ocean away. Blue Dongfeng trucks with heaving loads of broken hardware dominate the roads and kick dust into the faces of the bicycle-cart drivers, their own cargo of tangled wires swaying with each turn. Atop a riverbank junk heap near the Meizhou bridge, a piece of cardboard flutters in the breeze?printed on it are keystroke instructions and the words: "WordPerfect...
...same wto safeguard provisions that the U.S. used to justify tariffs, the E.U. could soon seal off its own steel market. Some European politicians even argue that wto rules will allow for sanctions against other U.S. products, though Lamy says he takes a dim view of a "you kick me, I punch you" response...