From San Antonio Express News on the business of peace:

Yvan Cournoyer, business development manager for H-E-B, said the South Texas grocer had known of Kind bars for some time and began selling them in select stores in 2002. “The bar became more prominent in the energy bar segment,” Cournoyer said. “Last year, it was one of the best sellers for the H-E-B stores that had it. So at the beginning of 2008, we made a strategic decision to bring it to the vast majority.”

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“So in a few short years, it went from being this obscure product to mainstream,” Cournoyer said. “It’s a very sought after energy bar that tastes great and is very healthy for you. At the same time, there’s a great story behind the Kind company.”

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The Houston Chronicle provides a tough but persuasive argument that Senator Clinton’s comments about Bob Kennedy’s assassination immediately prior to the Democratic Convention were pre-meditated.  Since January, she has been alluding to this issue and making the inference that she needs to stay in the race for the democratic nomination in case Obama gets assassinated.

She is not getting the VP nod.

Tags: Texas, Democracy and Freedom (or lack of), United States by daniel
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Clive Crook’s column in the Financial Times today (3/3/08), "Clinton Gets it Sincerely Wrong," is sadly on target.  Senator Clinton does not have a particularly charming or personable personality, but that was not her greatest undoing.  Her greatest undoing was trying to become something else.  Margaret Thatcher was comfortable in her own skin as a tough cookie, and people liked that about her - and voted for her.  Senator Clinton instead has been switching personalities based on what the pollsters say.

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Tags: Texas, Democracy and Freedom (or lack of), Leadership, United States, Marketing by daniel
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