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...Forest Service Boss Biologist Jack Ward Thomas once headed a scientific team that called for banning timber cutting in some federal forests in the Northwest to protect the spotted owl. Environmentalists were thus delighted when the President named Thomas chief of the U.S. Forest Service, which regulates logging in national forests...
...already strayed beyond propriety by frequently lobbying ministers with his ideas and letting some of his disagreements with government policy - over genetically modified food, for example - become obvious. As King, says Hunt, "I'm skeptical he'll suddenly be able to throw away his beliefs." Harverson says his boss "fully understands he can't be a campaigner as King." When on the throne, Charles' charities will be run by others. "He will be a symbol of national unity and continuity." Camilla will help. Friends say his marriage has calmed him down. Polls show two-thirds of the public approve...
...doubt it occurred to Libby either. That afternoon, we talked a bit on background and off the record, and he gave me an on-the-record quote distancing Cheney from Wilson's fact-finding trip to Africa for the CIA. In fact, he was so eager to distance his boss from Wilson that a few days later, he called to rebuke me for not having used the whole quote in the piece. We updated the online version of the story, and I went on to co-author a piece for TIME.com called "A War on Wilson?," which would attract...
...conspicuous rise to power of Harriet Miers, President Bush’s latest Supreme Court nominee, could leave any Harvard woman unnerved. If an ambitious female seeks professional success, must she really follow Miers’ path: no husband, no children, and fawning notes to the boss for his birthday...
...Sydney, is one of several church leaders who worry that the proposed reforms could lead to a nation of robots. Further, Australian workers, no matter how well they get on with their employers, don't completely trust them; they may feel vulnerable negotiating one on one with a clever boss or a manager who's the servant of a powerful corporation. Whether or not they belong to a union, workers have traditionally had the protection of award minimum wages that keep pace with national prosperity. So the support for the current system comes from a deep sense of fairness towards...