On paper, its control of 70% of the votes should make the transaction a breeze.

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More common are small-bore disputes: lawyers whose sniping, in person and on paper, can spiral out of control.

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The problem, though, is more fundamental: Just like our constitution, it turns out that words on paper cannot, of themselves, control what people do.

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Then there are the quality-control issues: On one occasion "a Spanish producer printed our labels on old, horrible carbon paper, " recalls Hughes.

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Positioned to the right of the e-paper panel: a top button scrolls up, a smaller center button makes selections and the control on the bottom scrolls down -- through messages, menus or tracks while controlling music playback.

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