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Bush often laments his father's reluctance to wield the power of the presidency to accomplish his objectives. But in his first 18 months in office, the son has shown a similar proclivity for prudence. Bush holds off on using his clout until the facts are in and he can close the deal. And once a plan is in place, he doesn't tinker. In some cases, that has proved a virtue: he didn't rush the bombing in Afghanistan and stayed the course when the battle plan stalled in October. "He runs the presidency on his own timetable," aides...
...will have to engage. His surprise announcement created a surge of momentum behind his proposal, but it could quickly disintegrate. "Only the President has the power to 'crack heads,'" the centrist Democratic Leadership Council noted in its daily bulletin. "If he doesn't do so, then reorganization won't accomplish much, especially in the crucial short term...
...single "chief executive officer neuron." What gives the brain its power is not one boss but the ability of billions of neurons to conduct trillions of operations instantaneously. In computer lingo, that's called parallel processing, and it is something that today's man-made computers can accomplish only crudely. In everything from biology to business, this principle--a complex whole created by simple parts--is called emergence...
...list is a mechanism to accomplish both goals simultaneously...
...Wing—who finished the year at Nos. 3, 5, 7 and 10, respectively—earned both First Team WISA All-American and First Team All-Ivy honors. It was Elias’ fourth consecutive year on the latter squad, making her the eighth Harvard player to accomplish the feat. Louisa Hall also garnered Ivy Player of the Year honors, while Wilkins succeeded her as Ivy Rookie of the Year. Colby Hall was also named a Second Team WISA All-American by virtue of her final No. 16 ranking...