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Although blame for this development is ordinarily pinned on states like California, greedy for attention, that have front-end-loaded the primary system, the media themselves are also to blame, along with political consultants, pollsters, and so on, all of whom have a vested interest in the "permanent campaign" (a concept used in a book title, if not actually invented, by Sidney Blumenthal, but not necessarily invalid for that reason alone).
Land was divided into provinces and prefectures, with power vested in a central government staffed by highly educated bureaucrats.
The WP business section observes that due to a provision in the AOL employee stock plan, employees can be fully vested in their stock options one year after any change of ownership that leaves AOL shareholders with less than 60 percent of the company.
Do they have a vested interest in the status quo?
An editorial in Australia's Sydney Morning Herald Monday said it was the failure among WTO member states to put the common good above vested interests, and not the street demonstrations, that caused the collapse of the conference.