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It doesn't look like what happened with GDP in the fourth quarter is a harbinger of the future.
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Look, I'd do it, too, if I were a businessman. But at some point, you've got to win. I think fans have been gracious ... Maybe not vociferous enough with their displeasure. That's my opinion.
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Globalization has redefined the competition for employment and incomes in the United States. Tradeoffs will have to be made between the two.
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I haven't seen any indication of a willingness to tolerate Morales' positions, and you have to remember that eradicating coca is a core element of U.S. drug policy. This is where the passions are greatest, especially in Congress.
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I go back to when Jessie and I were the leaders of the defense,
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But with its new initiatives, Home Depot has done a good job to stem the tide of market share losses to Lowe's. That's a risk for Lowe's, although Lowe's still leads in comparable store sales.
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I feel like I have been taken for a ride.
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The biggest shift we've seen in our business is a move to a more eclectic sensibility. Our customers want to make a statement with their designs, to express their individuality.
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Coming from Broadway (where he was company manager of 'Phantom'), you learn very quickly you must support and assist the casino in their overall goals if you expect that philosophy to be reciprocal.
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The markets are rebounding a little after several sessions of weakness that stemmed from rising oil prices, rising fears of terrorism and a sharp decline in the dollar. Those issues have somewhat abated today, but they are issues the market will continue to face over the next few weeks. As a result, you could see more profit taking.
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It's amazing to sit at a table with people who are idols of mine, ... I mean, God bless, Barry Hannah was at that table. I've been trying to do a Barry Hannah imitation in fiction forever. I can't do it.
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It feels more like there's forced selling, people doing things cause they have to and not necessarily that they're taking this one number and saying that this is what is going to happen going forward in the economy.
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The team rallies around those two. We're not as talented as last year, and those guys have carried us.
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This morning's announcement by the Bank of Japan to end quantitative easing is being viewed as an indication that the Japanese economy is returning to health, but appears insufficient to prompt any consistent yen buying as of yet.