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Granted, leadership is more than just a lengthy resume or savvy know-how. And many are quick to point out that Bush possesses a great deal of "personal charm." But we warn voters that there is a distinct difference between "charm," which works well at cocktail parties, and "charisma," which works well in legislatures and foreign nations. Gore, who has been criticized for his clunky speaking style, is no stranger to the later. As vice president, he has had ample opportunity to deal with world leaders whose mere names might give Bush pause...
...resulted from the inexperience of Czech bankers and a misguided semiprivatization in which a percentage of shares in leading banks was distributed to citizens through vouchers. That approach produced a deadly cocktail of limited accountability and poor lending practices. The recent spate of bank sell-offs promises to minimize new losses. "This is the end of crony capitalism," says Pavel Kavanek, CEO of the recently privatized Czechoslovak Commercial Bank (CSOB). "The name of the game now is impartial lending." A majority stake in CSOB was sold to Belgium's KBC Bank in mid-1999 for roughly $1 billion. Last February...
From the homage to corrugated iron in the opening ceremony to the risible outfits the volunteers wore, these have been the Goofy Games. And once you add humor to the potent cocktail of international competition, drug scandals and rhythmic gymnastics, you cannot take...
...sports gamblers. There the legal gambler may spread his sports pages and tip sheets across one of the rows of desks usually found in college libraries, each individually lighted, or sit back in one of the dozens of plush chairs and, while being served drinks by a cocktail waitress, study the giant electronic board that covers the wall in front, offering information on the sporting events of the day, from the latest odds to reports on player injuries...
...Galaxy is a series of best-selling books that grew out of a 1978 British radio series. It revolves around researchers and travelers armed with mobile electronic devices who roam the galaxy, beaming in on-the-spot reviews of places visited and tips on everything from mixing a galactic cocktail to fighting space monsters, which are instantly available to anyone. British author Douglas Adams says the guide was simply a narrative device back then. But now that advances in mobile Internet phones are making an interactive hitchhiker's guide to Earth a real possibility, Adams is cashing in big time...