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Ashoka began by killing all his rivals before conquering Kalinga in 260 b.c.
Since Buchanan's combativeness and loyal base make him hard to write off as a candidate, his rivals have persuaded the media at least to write him off as a Republican by inferring that his low score at Ames will prompt him to transfer to the Reform Party.
A longer cruise from the same marina follows the Kaministikwia River to Old Fort William (20 minutes by car), the handsomely reconstructed trading post of the Nor’Westers, intrepid rivals of the Hudson’s Bay Company (see page 16).
By tenuously cooperating with rivals (as Netscape, Sun, and Oracle do) and deceiving enemies, a firm can beat its competitors.
We will use any means necessary to achieve this end, including competition, both fair and unfair, wholesale buying up of potential rivals, strategic partnerships and alliances, strategic betrayals of partners and allies, theft, bribery, murder, and, if necessary, putting out a high-quality product.