Somehow we suspect that, if any of these companies make a run at Microsoft, they're going to face a reaction that makes Apple's successful defense of the Tiger brand against Tiger Direct look meek by comparison.

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Taken at face value, that is a radical statement to make to civil servants.

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If there had been a general consensus on HP???s board that the leaker should be identified, the simplest approach would have been to ask all directors, again at a face-to-face meeting, to make their telephone and e-mail records available to a third party investigator.

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The shutdowns and frequent general strikes have strained garment manufacturers at a time when they face pressure to spend and do more to make their factories safer.

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At this point, it probably won't make a difference if I point out that those banks face more surprises.

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If those arrested were Iraqi Chaldean Christians who frequently try to enter the U.S., claiming they face persecution in Iraq and California is home to a sizable Chaldean community, why make false statements and destroy documentation at all?

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Representative DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (Democrat, Florida): There's far more that needs to be done beyond extending the deadline, but at the very least we need to make sure that seniors don't face what is essentially a Bush prescription drug tax for every day that they don't sign up after Monday.

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