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William BENTON, Congress, CT (1900-1973)

Senate Years of Service: 1949-1953 Party: Democrat BENTON William , a Senator from Connecticut; born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 1, 1900; attended Shattuck Military Academy,…

Women's Suffrage: The Decisive Battle

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Fighting ForcesMore Victories and More DefeatsThe Decisive BattleTo even a casual observer at the close of 1916 it must have been clear…

Super Bowl Ads 2001: Revenge of the Blue Chipss

Philip Morris and Mastercard are in; the dot-coms are out by Mike Morrison The Big Boys Bounce Back The past year's economic fears have resulted in two things: Most of the dot-coms have been…

Wonder Women

Profiles of leading female CEOs and business executives by John Gettings, David Johnson, Borgna Brunner, and Chris Frantz Meg Whitman, CEO of eBay, speaking at the Intershop Open Conference in…

The Wage Gap in Pro Sports: A League Of Their Own

by John Gettings A league like the WNBA is an opportunity to pull in fans who may be turned off by the overhyped and overpaid male-dominated sports world. No two professional sports organizations…

What is Haute Couture?

Uncovering the business of high fashion by David Johnson Related Links Timeline: Modern FashionBusiness MarketingEvolution of AdvertisingHistory of CostumeAll About TextilesExternal Links French…

Online Spending by Product Category, 2005

CategoryQ1 2005 spending(millions)1.Travel$15,0402.Computer /peripherals/PDAs5,5993.Apparel & accessories2,5884.Office supplies1,7835.Consumer packaged goods1,1826.Consumer electronics (…

Brewer's: Sandwichman

(A). A perambulating advertisement displayer, with an advertisement board before and behind. “The Earl of Shaftesbury desired to say a word on behalf of a very respectable body of men,…

Brewer's: Agony Column

of a newspaper A column containing advertisements of missing relatives and friends; indicating great distress of mind in the advertiser. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…