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Painted Black
The New Republic portrays Robert Johnson, "the billionaire founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), whose family stood to gain millions if Bush succeeded." The story focuses on how Johnson "played the race card" in political games, where his own business interests were at stake. The analysis reveals that Johnson gathered support by major black leaders to achieve impact on three major issues - demanding an end to the estate tax, transforming the Social Security into a system with individual investment accounts, and encouraging the merger between United Airlines and US Airways. The author concludes that "Bushism and Johnsonism are made for each other; their nascent alliance represents a historic synthesis of the racial separatism of the left and the libertarianism of the right."
Tags: African Americans; television; business leaders; Harlem; United Airlines; US Airways; entrepreneurs; minorities; politicians; campaigns; Bush administration; lobbying
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Southwest alters traveling and airports
Southwest's entry into a new market used to chase away competitors. They claimed they couldn't compete with the airline's lower cost structure that permitted it to offer lower fares and high flight frequency on short-haul routes. But a computer analysis of airlines flight information shows that other carriers are standing their ground or adding flights at airports where Southwest is starting service on the East Coast. Carriers like Delta and US Airways are quickly expanding their low-cost subsidiaries on routes also served by Southwest.
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Hush Kit: Is the DC-9 safe? Does the FAA care?
Federal regulations require that by the year 2003, every DC-9 aircraft in the U.S. be equipped with a special device to muffle its engine's noise. Nashville Scene learns that these devices, called hush kits, may not be safe. Also uncovered is an apparent cover-up by FAA officials concerning the kit's alleged safety problems.