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The Battle for Bertelsmann's Soul Bertelsmann has been driven for nearly 170 years by the desire to meld business savvy with Christian piety. Former CEO Thomas Middelhoff learned how hard it is to reconcile those conflicting goals.
GM, Green Group Are at Odds Again The unlikely relationship between General Motors and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies resulted in GM decreasing pollution at some of its factories. But now the environmental group is threatening to end its detente with the auto maker.
This Man Wins Cars Hands Down Brian Root of Perrysburg is a professional hand-a-thoner. He travels around the country entering competitions in which contestants must keep their hands planted on automobiles. Whoever lasts the longest wins.

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• WorldCom's Fall

• Called to Account: Enron & Beyond

• Analyzing the Analysts

• Aftermath of Terror

• E-Commerce: Clicks in Bricks

• The Harris Poll: Fighting Corporate Crime

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Journal Flashback: Four years ago when she was profiled on Page One, Jennifer Schulte was trying to balance college life and a full-time job at a Sears store, with an eye toward moving through the retailer's management ranks. Now 22, her priorities have changed, and she's leading a more traditional college life.

Setting Standards: Two "rich-media" firms floated new online-advertising guidelines, hoping to make it easier to run elaborate campaigns on multiple Web sites.

Clear the Air: Some travelers who plan to fly on Sept. 11 are defiantly patriotic about their decision. But Jane Costello found others who intend to stay home, wary of media hype and tight security.

Waldholz on Health: Budget shortfalls have created a crisis in providing AIDS treatment to the uninsured.

Editors' Picks: A selection of articles chosen by the Online Journal as some of the best reads of the day. Today read how Chicago schools are baiting student teachers with summer entertainment, and about companies that are using customer-service operators to make sales pitches.

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