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Diplomacy is an art form, a subtle construct of gestures and words, body language and rhetoric carefully arranged for a single purpose: to persuade another country to behave the way you want. Tone is the hardest thing to get right. How do you convey your views so they're firm and forceful without putting the other side's back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dubya Talks the Talk | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

...should be proactive in our criticism of dining services. Let HUDS do the cooking--but let students take that extra minute to construct the picture-perfect cuisine that is just beyond the chef's reach. Did somebody say "cheese...

Author: By Justin D. Gest, | Title: Say Cheese! | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

Diplomacy is an art form, a subtle construct of gestures and words, body language and rhetoric carefully arranged for a single purpose: to persuade another country to behave the way you want. Tone is the hardest thing to get right. How do you convey your views so they're firm and forceful without putting the other side's back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dubya Talks The Talk | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

...want to be good. We want to be bad. Between these sides of ourselves, we construct the wall of the state, which is porous, since it's made of ourselves (see Bill Clinton). Assuming that you're in favor of justice, anything that makes it stronger is good news, right? We have good news...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And Justice for All | 3/26/2001 | See Source »

...month, in its automatic investment plan. These no-load funds also have some of the lowest expenses in the business. Putnam Research is run a bit differently from other funds in that family's lineup. The fund draws on Putnam's analysts, who pick their favorite stocks to construct the portfolio. It's one of Putnam's smaller large-cap funds, but its returns have consistently been among the firm's best. These gains don't come that cheap, though. It takes only $500 to get started, but the fund tacks on a 5.75% load...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing It Cheap | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

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