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...Number of proposals this year in Congress to scrap the electoral system...
...joined the magazine not long after graduating from Princeton in 1977--after a brief flirtation with politics steered him to journalism. At TIME he's been a writer in the Nation section, our press critic and editor of the World section. As deputy managing editor, he has spearheaded a number of special projects, including this year's provocative Visions special editions. As Walter says, "Jim has a wonderful feel for making great magazines and relishing smart reporting." His superb abilities as an editor and his unerring instincts in keeping your interests foremost make him the perfect choice to lead TIME...
...which, like TIME, is owned by Time Warner). Showtime sees QAF as its Sopranos, or at least part of a suite of niche-targeted shows--including Resurrection Blvd. (Hispanics) and Soul Food (African Americans)--that will add up to a Sopranos. The network set up a new subscription number--1-800-COMING-OUT--and distributed "premiere party kits" to gay and lesbian college groups. (Though one hopes any self-respecting homosexual would take a pass on party tips from a TV company...
...Demandline, a digital marketplace where small businesses can get quotes for free on a wide variety of services from a network of suppliers. Register simply typed in a list of what he needed from a long-distance carrier, including two phone lines, a fax line and a toll-free number. Within a week, Demandline had auctioned his request to numerous suppliers, including AT&T and Qwest, and received a competitive bid from Cable & Wireless, which Register accepted. Just two weeks after placing his bid, Register saw results. "I've been saving about $200 a month with the new plan...
...thousands of other entrepreneurs who are just making a go of it, that's not chicken feed either. Heart-O-Dixie is but one of a growing number of small businesses, from insurance companies to carpenters, that are turning to business-to-business (B2B) exchanges, or e-marketplaces, as a way to save money and gain leverage against large companies. In the past couple of years, dozens of websites have appeared that pool requests by small businesses and help them strike better deals with suppliers of products and services. Along with greater convenience, exchanges offer prices 15% to 25% lower...