| Struggle for the African-American vote
He can recall his grandfather taking him down to a polling station as a young child on the day in 1960 when the old man voted for the smiling young Democratic contender, John F Kennedy. A white mob was lying in wait outside: the racist supremacists of the Old South were losing their battle to prevent black people from registering to vote, by using a mixture of intimidation and bureaucratic obstructionism. Trying to frighten an elderly man and his young grandchildren was a desperate last resort. Struggle for rights Elijah told me what happened: "I remember having to hide under the floorboards of my grand-daddy's car with blankets over us, because we were afraid that people was coming around and shaking the car, trying to break into the car and saying racial slurs at you." .
Rise of the Green Machine
Despite these drawbacks, and a sticker price about $3,000 higher than a similarly equipped Corolla, dealers could hardly keep the early Prius on their lots, in part because of Toyota's savvy rollout strategy. New cars are usually doled out evenly to 12 US sales regions. But the marketing department knew that only a special customer would pay $20,000 for a compact car. Specifically, someone with a master's degree, a six-figure income, and a fondness for composting. So Toyota diverted a larger percentage of cars to the San Francisco Bay Area. "If we had used a conventional distribution system, we would have had consumers waiting in Northern California, and dealers with cars sitting on lots in Jacksonville," says Bastien. Bay Area early adopters were willing to sacrifice performance for psychological rewards.
'GSA Continues Litigation Over Chase Home Mortgage Practices'
The law firm of Giskan, Solotaroff & Anderson, LLP continues to pursue litigation concerning the possible illegal conduct of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JPMorgan Chase Bank ("Chase") involving home mortgages. Consumers who obtained a home mortgage through Chase were charged a Post Closing or Post Closing Review Fee. The plaintiff in the class action lawsuit brought by Giskan, .
TELEVIEWS / Surprise! 'Dai Suki' looks like a TV drama of rare quality
I like it! The first episode of Daisuki (Thursdays, 10 p.m., TBS), the compelling story of Yuzuko (Karina), a developmentally disabled single mother, was a rare Japanese TV treat on several levels. First, it looks like it will be a good, heartwarming, family drama--and when was the last time we saw one of those? Secondly, they are telling the tale without the "help" of a cast padded with variety show and comedy world supporting characters. Such inserts are usually designed to add comic relief but often they just end up cheapening the story with their silliness. Thirdly, the director is not dragging out the drama to wring every bit of pathos from it. In fact, Episode 1 moved at a stunning pace. We learn that Yuzuko is five months pregnant after the baby's father, Sosuke, a developmentally disabled young man Yuzuko worked with at a job training center, dies in a traffic accident.
'Tucker' for Jan. 17
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TBank goes international
Thanachart Bank (TBank) says it has adjusted its business position from a niche bank to an international one, targeting more corporate loans following its partnership with Canada's Scotiabank. The medium-sized bank has been concentrating on auto loans for more than 20 years, and auto hire-purchase loans make up 78.41 per cent of its overalll loan portfolio. Last year, Scotiabank became TBank's strategic partner by acquiring 24.99 per cent of Thanachart Capital, which owns 74.92 per cent of the bank. TBank now plans to "go international" with support from its new shareholder, Scotiabank, which will give it an advantage over others in the foreign banking business. With this strategy, TBank will generate better returns, said Thanachart Capital president and CEO Suphadej Poonpipat.
Candidates turn focus to economic issues
The poll of 811 likely primary voters has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. "Obama still has a healthy lead among African-American voters, but lost almost nine points since (Wednesday), dropping from 65 percent to 56 percent support among that group," pollster John Zogby wrote on his Web site. "Edwards, who registered no support from black voters the day before, picked up five points and Clinton added about two points to reach 18 percent of black support." Zogby said nearly one in five black voters -- 19 percent -- remained undecided, up a point. In Columbia, some of Clinton's black legislative supporters said they remain hopeful she will win. "We're getting signs that people are fluid," state Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Columbia, said at a luncheon for U.S.
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