David Cole
David Cole
I think it makes sense, but it's not without risks,
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I think it's a very excellent move that Jerry will be joining GM's board. My only concern is that he may have had more influence from the outside than he will from the inside.
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Windows Live is our strategic bet to change the game and win.
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My only reservation whatsoever is: Can he be more effective inside than outside, where he can speak his mind?
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The president was right. If Detroit has to wait around for Washington to act, they'll be dead and buried.
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When you look at the complexity of the business, it's not really a surprise. There's a lot of legacy practices that need to be fractured. What they have now with e-technology are the tools to really get at it.
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With that out there as uncertainties, it would be a mistake for them to put out any estimates.
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The president is free to ask Congress to change the law, but he isn't free to order officials to break the law.
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Why should women from Rutgers and Livingston be denied the right to participate?
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The executives really took a huge hit. That's typical in a bankruptcy, where executives lose a significant part of their compensation.
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We were stunned by their brazen indifference to law enforcement and the extent to which they emulate a sophisticated economy.
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Wagoner isn't interested in a quick turnaround; he's looking long term.
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We are in a very competitive telecommunications market in Texas, so it was only natural that we would ask our auditing firm what it was doing for a major competitor of ours.
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You have one part of the pickup market that is not going to change, but most will shop around, ... It's good to have loyal customers, but it's not 90 percent or even 70 percent.