A Smooth Handover, Marred by Puffery
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With nary a twitch or nervous smile, a new NBC anchor smoothly took over from Tom Brokaw last night, ushering in a new evening news program, &quot;NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams.
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An important part of President Bush's second-term plans went slightly off the rails during an inauguration week that ran pretty much on time.
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The company's original visionary returns to the helm.
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The chainâs new chief executive was everything his predecessor was not: folksy, sincere, occasionally funny and often self-deprecating.
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There was a wet start to jolt the American senses, but it proved harmless.
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All is not quiet on the speech front.
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The Expos were rechristened the Washington Nationals yesterday with a few glitches and a tussle - but just in time for the Christmas shopping season.
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Underpromising in order to overdeliver can't make up for sluggish operating results.
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It may not look monumental. But the fact that it's happening is significant.
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Impressive and easy to use, the upgraded service is anything but pedestrian.
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The wrenching job of handing over a family business to outsiders can be as quirky as the founding family.
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Yet another communications-infrastructure player reports promising results.
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The Thanksgiving air travel rush ended smoothly yesterday thanks to some help from good weather and millions of travelers who seemed prepared to handle new security restrictions at airport checkpoints.
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It's a mixed bag, with some welcoming the early arrival of key features and others unhappy with the fragmenting of Windows.
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The countryâs rival political parties have agreed on a few minor issues, but the big problems that were supposed to be solved by now seem as nettlesome as ever.
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Upraised noses, outstretched arms and a trip across the pond.
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Not quite the usual conference call.