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...anyone since, and her unshakable independence has propelled her career on Wall Street to heights unimaginable to a girl coming of age in Charleston, S.C., in the 1970s. Then, Krawcheck--always an outstanding student--thought mostly of cheerleading and "dating the coolest boy," she acknowledges. "She was in danger of becoming terminally cute," recalls her high school guidance counselor, Nancy Wise, who recognized Krawcheck's potential early and stoked her business ambitions. Today Krawcheck, 37, is one of the most powerful women in the corporate world and a rising star...
BURNING On-site burning can be done only in open water, where it would pose little danger to the shoreline. The oil is first corralled with booms and then ignited--though getting oil in water to burn is difficult. A big downside: air pollution...
...center stage. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and the rest of the Diet squabble endlessly over the various iterations of bank proposals recommended by Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka, while the national media reports with increasing confidence that one or more of the the nation's four megabanks are in danger of imminent collapse. Last week, Takenaka gave the banks a deadline: they have four months to take convincing action aimed at solving their financial crisis or risk being nationalized...
...Even if Modi is just acting the part of a Hindu fanatic, there's no doubt he is riding?and stoking?Hindu nationalism for political gain. The danger is that once Modi and the BJP hard-liners mount the tiger of hate politics, they cannot get off or, worse, cannot control it. BJP insiders admit that without any significant achievements for Modi to point to, either in Gujarat or across the country, his one hope lies in terrifying and cajoling Hindus into voting for the party that vows to jealously protect them, and them alone. Says childhood friend Jasud Pathan...
...Qaeda are also working hard to rebuild their network. When they do, they will refocus their efforts on large-scale strikes. The objective of al-Qaeda and its affiliates is to spread terrorism worldwide, and in the process spread U.S., Western and Asian counter-terrorism resources too thin. The danger from them is greater than ever...