Gerhard Schrder, the German chancellor, recently intervened in the takeover battle between the U.K.'s Vodafone Air-Touch and Mannesmann, declaring that hostile bids would destroy "the culture" of the German target company.

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When I got in touch to ask for her recommendations on K-12, she came back with a list.

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In turn, a friend of Woon's--Jonathan Abrams, cofounder of Friendster, the trendy social networking site--put Cassidy in touch with Thresh, a.k.a.

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