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Everyone's default choice for the world's greatest movie. Maybe so, maybe not. But it was (and remains) the movies' most fabulous blend of style and substance, full of beguiling camera and editing tricks as Welles traces the rise and fall of a man whose lust for power betrays his best instincts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: History: History: 9 Great Movies From Nine Decades | 5/22/2005 | See Source »

...grew up in a family that placed a high value on academics and culture,” said Gordon, whose father is professor emeritus of biochemistry at the University of Washington. “[Becoming a professor] always struck me as almost a default...

Author: By Evan H. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: History’s Gordon Tenured | 5/9/2005 | See Source »

Clippy haters of Harvard: there’s a reason for your rage. An actual academic paper has concluded that the default character for Microsoft’s Office Assistant is “almost a textbook case of what not to do in designing a user interface agent...

Author: By Andrea M. Mayrose, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: What Not to Do With a Paper Clip | 4/28/2005 | See Source »

...days unless the debt limit was increased. Failing once again to reach a compromise on Gramm-Rudman, the legislators granted the Government a one-month extension on its borrowing power. Upshot: by Dec. 12, Congress and the President will find themselves confronted with yet another deadline for U.S. financial default...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Default: Congress delays a showdown | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Secretary of State George Shultz, who urged the President to ensure that the proposed cuts would not threaten national security. But geopolitical considerations were partly responsible for the postponement of a showdown. The lawmakers decided that sending Reagan to Geneva with a fiscal default hanging over his head would be unseemly. Before leaving, however, Reagan vetoed an appropriations bill that overshot its targeted limit by $180 million. "Until Congress comes to grips with the problem of the large budget deficit," said Reagan, "[the veto] is an instrument I shall not hesitate to employ." If last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Default: Congress delays a showdown | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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