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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disney's Princess: A Breakthrough for Curly Hair | 12/11/2009 | See Source »

Some of what the new leadership is saying sounds familiar, such as Reuss's assertion that GM can't afford more talk about being merely "competitive" with Asian carmakers but instead must build "the best" vehicles. He also probes deeper: "We have to rebuild our relationships with customers," says Reuss, who was in charge of GM's engineering organization before his promotion and now openly volunteers that he is disappointed by GM's poor showing in the recent Consumer Reports rankings of vehicle quality and dependability. Reuss blames the bad rankings on an internal GM culture in which employees were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GM's New Leaders: Ambitious for Change | 12/11/2009 | See Source »

Hallmark is already rolling around ideas for next Christmas - when people may be feeling more upbeat than they do this season. But for now, the best it can do is try to lighten the gloomy economic mood. "Due to high costs, Santa had to cut back on his help this year," reads one card. Let's hope those laid-off elves still care to send the very best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holiday Cards for the Recession-Bummed | 12/11/2009 | See Source »

...squad composed nearly entirely of professionals. He started against Haiti and scored three goals, one on a header. That summer, he played in the U-20 World Cup in Canada, helping the U.S. advance to the quarterfinals. At this point, he had played with and against some of the best soccer talents in the world. He had also just finished his freshman year at Harvard...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Most Interesting Seniors 2010: Andre U. Akpan | 12/11/2009 | See Source »

...legs at a cross-country meet. His distinctive get-up, like a “NBA: Stay in School” baseball cap—discovered in a summer job’s Lost and Found pile—along with his 14:01 minute 5K—3rd best in Harvard history—set him apart from the pack...

Author: By Rachel T. Lipson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Most Interesting Seniors: Charles F. "Chas" Gillespie | 12/11/2009 | See Source »

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