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...again, Google, which is fighting the platform wars on multiple fronts, could be Apple's stiffest competition. It is leading another coalition to build an open-operating system called Android that will work in the next generation of cell phones as well as other consumer devices. The Open Handset Alliance has 34 members - mobile-phone carriers as well as handset makers, including Motorola, LG Electronics, Samsung, China Mobile, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile. Though Google ceo Eric Schmidt sits on Apple's board of directors and Jobs saluted Google as a partner whose apps were on the iPhone, Apple...
...Immensely Difficult Time ..." The stiffest challenge McCain's team faces is the nation's surly mood, which, if surveys are right, is only turning darker. From the giddy confines of the McCain campaign plane in late April, it was easy to imagine the Democratic Party bickering all the way to the August convention. Republicans were scratching their heads in disbelief at their good luck: McCain's approval ratings remained at near historic levels - at more than 60%, some 30 points ahead of the Republican Party brand's. "I think the way things are going, we could say that McCain...
...weekend for a lot of different reasons, and [I have got] a positive feeling about our kids as we try to finish out this stretch of the season.”A strong finish will not come easily as the Crimson faces some of the Ivy’s stiffest competition in this weekend’s slate. Tonight, Harvard travels to Columbia (13-12. 6-4 Ivy) where it looks to avenge a Feb. 16 loss.In the last meeting, the Crimson led by as many as nine points but squandered its lead over the final 14:56. Junior guard...
Activists like O'Donoghue and Papa argue the stiffest penalties should be reserved for major narcotics traffickers, not small handlers. But the reason they have gained little in their fight is that some state legislators believe the changes in the law were enough and that many of those who have already been released are really major drug traffickers who should still be imprisoned, and further reform could prove dangerous...
...reductions in sentencing," said State Sen. George Winner, who explained that the changes have already resulted in loopholes for people who once controlled major drug operations. "I am not in favor of further weakening the drug law sentencing provisions. I agree that the drug kingpins should have the stiffest penalties, but some of them are using the reforms to their advantage and getting out. As a result of these things, I think we should go slow about...