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...stepped into the role of project chairman. Set to start piping gas into Europe in 2010, the $5-billion North European Gas Pipeline is controlled by Gazprom, Russia's state-run natural gas supplier. Schröder appears not to have broken any rules - there are none governing the conduct of former Chancellors - but his close relationship with Putin triggered charges of cronyism from German politicians, as well as claims that he's sold his country out. "Gazprom is Putin and Putin is Gazprom. By taking this job, Schröder has made himself a salesman for Putin's politics...
...have two books at my bedside, Lieutenant: the Marine Corps Code of Conduct and the King James Bible. The only proper authorities I am aware of are my commanding officer, Colonel Nathan R. Jessep, and the Lord...
...more than the pursuit of profit. In the simplest terms, that idea--called corporate social responsibility, or CSR--invites companies to consider their impact on people and the planet on a par with their traditional quest for profit. Rodgers considers that bunk. Not that he opposes conscientious corporate conduct or occasional acts of charity. He's quick to point out that he and his company do quite a bit of both. "What I do criticize," he grumbles, "is the preachy and somewhat arrogant framework of philosophy that says, In order to be a good company, thou shalt do the following...
...street protests. He was released only three weeks before the first round of parliamentary voting. Though freed too late to run for parliament, el-Erian took command of the party's political wing and set up an operations center to coordinate activists, respond to reports of voter intimidation and conduct exit polls. Interviewed by TIME after the final results, el-Erian downplayed fears that the Brotherhood would focus on such issues as banning alcohol and veiling women according to Islamic rules, saying it would seek gradual change in line with the sentiment of the electorate. El-Erian says that...
...post, an attempt to coordinate Harvard’s advising resources and foster more interaction between students and their advisers, was included among recommendations from the Harvard College Curricular Review’s Committee on Advising and Counseling. On the phone from Princeton yesterday, Rinere said she plans to conduct a “talking tour” of the campus to better understand Harvard’s academic and cultural landscape before she begins to make changes. She even got a jump start on her talking tour by asking this reporter for her thoughts on advising at Harvard...