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...real-life Imelda Marcos, now 80, has recently tried to relaunch her political career, and Here Lies Love is, among other things, an attempt to explain her monomaniacal craving for power and respect: Byrne notes that he'd like listeners to "reluctantly empathize" with his version of her. "Audiences already have a certain amount of knowledge--it might be just the shoes and the money in the Swiss bank accounts. So I have to let people know what drove her to this, and to see if they can see things from her point of view. Which is not to excuse...
...reasons misconduct is causing such consternation is because when someone has these charges raised against them, it can put a big cloud over their career for a while, and it’s often extremely hard to clear themselves,” he said. “This training is really in the self-interest of the trainee...
Neither of you were having much success in your careers when this all blew up. Is your story about the toll that is taken when our dreams die? I think it's a lethal equation when you base your happiness on career success, which is what we did. Neither of us ever signed up for the happily-ever-after myth or the you-complete-me idea. We were always independent people coming together. But both us really were driven in our careers. That's another reason I think so many people responded to that essay. In our current economy...
...wrecked SUV window, the painfully public unraveling of his sterling, buttoned-up image, the revelation of his many mistresses and countless embarrassing text-messages, a trip to rehab, and several humiliating televised apologies, Woods returned to competitive golf on Thursday with the best opening round of his glittering Masters career. (See live Masters coverage and SI photos at Golf.com...
...remains to be seen what shape Otunbayeva's foreign policy will take. In the past, the 53-year-old career diplomat has served as both a Soviet apparatchik in Moscow and a Kyrgyz ambassador to the U.S., Britain and Canada. While the country remains in a state of limbo, Otunbayeva and the other revolution leaders have tempered their pro-Russia rhetoric, focusing on the consolidation of power at home rather than jumping into foreign policy dilemmas. They've said the U.S. can continue operating its military base for now, and they've pledged to hold elections in six months, although...