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...early-'80s Taylor, clad in a leisure suit that exposed his chest and gold chains, applying makeup to a Tom Selleck look-alike. Taylor ran a hair-care school for 10 years through 1988, and the clip is from Beauty Corner, a television show he hosted. Democrats said his weak poll numbers, not the commercial, caused the dropout. But it's not the only campaign ad making a stir this political season. --By Sean Gregory...
...feet of its target 50% of the time, but an Air Force general who helped run the war in Afghanistan boasts that the system performed even better there. Bombs fell within 10 ft. of their target "nearly 100% of the time," he says. Even if an enemy jams the weak GPS signal, the JDAM remains relatively accurate, usually landing within 100 ft. of its target. Accuracy is critical because a top priority in a new war against Iraq would be to cause as few civilian casualties as possible; accidents would be well covered by the media and could incite more...
With just 20 seconds left in the game and down by only three, the Crimson coughed up the ball when it mattered the most. Facing a third-and-3 on Northeastern’s seven-yard line, senior running back Rodney Thomas fumbled the ball on a weak-side option and thereby crushed all hopes of a thrilling comeback...
...When it reported a profit in 1998, the first in more than a decade, all of Belgium applauded. But behind the scenes, the true picture was far from pretty: the results were a fluke, buoyed by strong industry conditions and onetime earnings. In reality Sabena's finances were chronically weak even before the gigantic Airbus bills. Reutlinger left Sabena to take over Swissair's French airline operations in August 2000. Veteran Lufthansa executive Christoph Müller took over as Sabena CEO and immediately realized the danger. Within a month he outlined a drastic restructuring plan, dubbed Blue...
Recent government studies have indicated that weak management skills contribute to Britain’s poor productivity. But some management groups have said the government is blaming managers for problems that are actually caused by increased regulations and taxes...