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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...task now is to have Nakamura's creative sense infuse an entire generation of cars, not just one sexy sport model. Sports cars are great symbols, but they don't make for great profits. "The success of the Z rests on whether it will drum up interest for the new models they expect to introduce over the next three years," says Rex Parker, vice president at AutoPacific, an industry consultancy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rebirth Of The Z | 1/15/2001 | See Source »

Normally I'm full of praise at this point for Pappy's production or the session men's work. But there's not really much to say here; the backing is nothing much more that some strumming, a slow drum beat and a bit of vocal trilling by the Jordanaires or some such group. Of course, that's just fine in my book, which says that less in the background means more Jones up front...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: George's Gems | 1/5/2001 | See Source »

...true Bush style, he's not eager to press the hot-buttons - Thompson has avoided beating the drum on divisive issues during four terms in Wisconsin and would appear to have no inclination to start doing so in Washington. He's widely respected and a cinch for confirmation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dubya's Cozy Cabinet Formula | 12/29/2000 | See Source »

...stage adaptations of Nicholas Nickleby and Les Miserables, the show does a faithful and efficient job of translating Bronte's romantic classic to the stage. Jane, the plain but plucky orphan, travels from the home of an aunt who hates her to a strict religious school that tries to drum the spirit out of her, to a position as governess in a fine house whose master, Mr. Rochester, is hiding a dark secret upstairs. There are talkative servants, glittery parties, mysterious doings in the middle of the night and, as usual, the triumph of goodness and sincerity over the restrictions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Upstairs, Downstairs | 12/25/2000 | See Source »

Bill Clinton knows how to beat the economic drum for political gain - moaning about "the worst economy in 50 years" was his death blow for George Bush back in 1992, and the eight-year boom kept Clinton himself afloat during the worst of political times. And now, irony of ironies: Clinton's successor, who happens to be Bush's son, is bad-mouthing Clinton's most precious legacy and warning America about the possibility of a downturn/recession in the spring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whose Slowdown Is It, Anyway? | 12/22/2000 | See Source »

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