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Sepp: qualifying must be just so. Photograph: AP Fifa.com: lacking coverage of Thierry's special moment and the seeding debate, but still room for Sepp's September preview of what Fifa expected from the 2010 qualifiers: "Fifa President Joseph S. ...

From DAVID HILLS, Guardian Unlimited,  21 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Adidas,  Alex Ferguson,  Damien Duff,  Michel Platini,  Diego Maradona

Obama stock: Buy, sell or hold?

Some stock analysts look at management strength. Here, too, Obama is struggling. His inner team is widely perceived to be overly ambitious, starting too many projects at once that cannot be successfully handled. Furthermore, management has a ...

From DAVID HILL, The Hill,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  New York Stock Exchange,  Chrysler,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party

When God of Capitalism answers prayers, look out

THE capitalist system has shown that there are major drawbacks and immense human stresses in worshiping upon the altar of bottom-line profit maximization - the God of Capitalism. Indeed, the inherent greed factor that is the devil in the capitalist ...

From DAVID HILL, Shanghai Daily,  11 Nov 2009

Independents recast pollsters

Being in the polling business, and routinely wrestling with the seemingly disorganized and apparently contradictory views of the public, I used not to try to make excuses for voters, or even attempt to reconcile their odd opinions and attitudes. ...

From DAVID HILL, The Hill,  10 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  David Brooks,  New York Times Company

Ball-watchers focus on prior results

Surely the typically sensible Harwood cannot think that an oddball three-way race in New York’s wacky multiparty system provides us insight on Republican Party prospects nationally. Allowing this one strange contest to define an election cycle or a ...

From DAVID HILL, The Hill,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Dede Scozzafava,  Sarah Palin,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Paula Dockery

Sidley Austin's Plans for 2010 Law School Grads(Plus another testimonial about Brian Schroeder.)

Sidley Austin sent out letters regarding their deferral program. The details are a January 2012 start date, not optional. Health insurance coverage starting June 1, 2010 (thank goodness), and a stipend of $5000 / month starting January 2011. As usual, ...

From KASHMIR HILL AND DAVID LAT, Above the Law,  2 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Ivy League,  Ted Bundy

'Run, Forrest, Run!' (And then go get a J.D.)

The adventures of Paul, Black and Breinan offer a glimpse into a forgotten aspect of the running boom of the late 1970s. Preternaturally self-disciplined, they were among about 75 children (ages 8 to 13) who tackled the early years of the New York City ...

From KASHMIR HILL AND DAVID LAT, Above the Law,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Wesley Paul,  Scott Black,  New York Times Company,  Securities and Exchange Commission

Gallup says conservatism surging

But where the Gallup report gets juiciest is in its more important assertion that Americans are also shifting to the conservative perspective on some specific issues, notably government regulation, the influence of labor unions, gun laws, global ...

From DAVID HILL, The Hill,  27 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Gallup,  U.S. Republican Party

Apple needs to exit the politics biz

As I write this column on Tuesday, I am keeping an eye on Apple’s stock. I’m a shareholder, you see, and proud that I held onto AAPL shares I own. My financial adviser suggested weeks ago that I sell off my Apple stock because share prices exceeded ...

From DAVID HILL, The Hill,  20 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Wall Street Journal,  Apple, Inc.,  U.S. Republican Party,  Environmental Protection Agency,  Steve Jobs

GOPers can be bipartisan on a dime

“Which do you think should be a higher priority right now for Barack Obama — working in a bipartisan way with the Republicans in Congress or sticking to the policies he promised he would during the campaign?” We’re in the season where private ...

From DAVID HILL, The Hill,  13 Oct 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Congress,  New York Times Company

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