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...Much of the credit is due to external events: American pressure and assistance, international debt rescheduling, the flow of capital from Pakistanis abroad back into the country. And much of the credit belongs to Musharraf and to his economic team, led by ex-Citibanker Shaukat Aziz. But as the crisis that once engulfed Pakistan recedes, many of us are beginning to ask, "What...
...husbands through his SecretsOfMarriedMen.com website, points out that "there are a lot of things men do that women don't define as contributing to the household. If a man is in the yard and notices that the basketball is flat and he pumps it up, he gets no credit because it's not something that needed to get done in the wife's eyes. But from the man's perspective, it's just as important as picking up an article of clothing or doing the wash...
...sponsors--everywhere he wants to be. Since the 19-year-old became the first person to break five individual world records at a single meet last summer, his mighty fine physique has graced a slew of magazine covers (including those of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, ESPN and TIME), thousands of credit cards (Chase started issuing them in April) and an unprecedented six national TV commercials that feature the hydrophilic Olympic hopeful doing everything from racing a dolphin (for Argent Mortgage) to swimming laps across the Atlantic (for Visa). Meanwhile, Phelps sponsor Speedo has garnered boatloads of free publicity by announcing...
...well. South Africa stormed to an upset win over the Australians and Americans in the men's 4 ? 100-m freestyle relay. South Africa's Ryk Neethling called home before the race to see what people were saying about the team's prospects. "No one gave us any credit," he said after the race; so he earned it, anchoring his team to a historic victory. The South Africans set a new world record and became the first African men ever to win gold in the pool - and the first team outside the U.S. and Australia ever to win this event...
...Bondi, Parmalat's bankruptcy commissioner, filed a $10 billion suit against Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Grant Thornton International, the firms that audited the books of the disgraced Italian food and dairy company. The suit follows others filed against Citigroup, UBS and Deutsche Bank (TIME, Aug. 23), as well as Credit Suisse First Boston. Bondi alleges the auditors ignored - and in some cases abetted - management fraud. They deny the charges. Grant Thornton in January expelled its Italian member firm from its international network and says matters relating to Parmalat are not its responsibility. Two former Grant Thornton partners in Italy...