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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...idea for the film came from Todd Garner, a Disney executive at the time. He approached Bruckheimer, who says he was intrigued by "a period that had a lot of innocence and a lot of brutality at the same time." The concept now seems like a no-brainer; Steven Spielberg (with Saving Private Ryan) and NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw (in his Greatest Generation books) have spun America's World War II nostalgia into gold, but market research for Pearl Harbor showed that the desirable high-moviegoing audience of ages 19 to 24 generally had no idea what Pearl Harbor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pearl Harbor's Top Gun | 7/16/2001 | See Source »

...complained about making too much money. Loading up on tech stocks seemed like a no-brainer when the bubble was inflating. Who knew we should have been blaming our brokers all along? Lawyers working on contingency fees, that's who, and they are eager to help recoup the $3 trillion that investors have lost since the NASDAQ tanked last spring. For retirees who fried their nest eggs or boomers who blew their kids' college tuition on margin, the road to restitution could be as easy as dialing 877-CAN-I-SUE (where you'll reach some New York City lawyers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Net Net: Broker Poker | 6/25/2001 | See Source »

...question of whether to play Ripken had been a no-brainer for Oriole managers in the past two decades...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cal Ripken, Jr. | 6/22/2001 | See Source »

...trillion tax cut President Bush signed last week may be loaded with numbing nuances on a broad range of tax fronts. But on the issue of saving for college, it's perfectly clear: so-called 529 plans, which allow tax-free withdrawals for college expenses, are a no-brainer for just about everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your College Cash | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

...trillion tax cut President Bush signed last week may be loaded with numbing nuances on a broad range of tax fronts. But on the issue of saving for college, it's perfectly clear: so-called 529 plans, which allow tax-free withdrawals for college expenses, are a no-brainer for just about everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your College Cash | 6/12/2001 | See Source »

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