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...Kelly, though, does look a little worried about California, which he says has "localized problems" but is definitely in danger of giving Green Mountain's deregulation raison d'etre a very bad name. But with Bush standing firmly against price caps and behind market forces, no matter how cruel, the Coca-Cola salesman figures the tide is still running in his direction...
...disclosures provide, it?s his decision," says Goldfarb. And while McVeigh has waived appeals in the past, he may see recent developments as a golden opportunity to drive his point home. "It?s possible McVeigh might want to pursue this particular line of appeal because it?s about his raison d?etre: government mistakes," says Goldfarb...
...Friday, encouraging reports for April on retail sales (up), consumer sentiment (up) and wholesale inflation (pretty tame) put a dent in the unanimous expectation that the Fed heads would chop another 50 basis points, or a half-point, off the short-term interest rate that is the Fed's raison d'etre. Theoretically, Fed cuts take 6-18 months to work their magic in the economy (though the stock market "wealth effect" has in recent years been credited with speeding that up). If consumers, flush with mortgage-refinancing cash and a hard-earned cynicism about the market...
...inside this looking- glass world, nothing is quite the genuine article. The Louis Vuitton bags are made in Guangdong; many of the impressive skyscrapers are empty; the women are lovely, but that beauty might have been bought from Shenzhen's army of plastic surgeons. Even the money, Shenzhen's raison d'etre, is suspect: local buses alone collect $160,000 in fake coins every year. Shenzhen has all the license, 24-hour fun and behind-the-set tragedy of the world's worst border towns?albeit one with skyscrapers and a blizzard of cash...
...longer exists in the age of cable. Instead, the networks exist as funders and aggregators of programming. A Fox or NBC is merely a helpful mnemonic to remind you where to find "Ally McBeal" or "Providence." In some cases, they've reconceived themselves not as broadcasters, but brands: the raison d'etre of The WB, say, is to be your one- stop-shopping source for teenage-witch dramas...