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...Oval Office, politicians get deniability. But the Gore-Knight link is hardly arm's length. Knight, 46, went to work for Gore 20 years ago as a top aide in the House and later the Senate; today he is the man who many say is Gore's political alter ego, the smooth operator within Gore's tight-knit inner circle. His name turns up everywhere; he was even on Gore's 1989 trip to Taiwan that was led by overzealous fund raiser John Huang and included a stop at the headquarters of the Buddhist sect whose Southern California temple...
...building brands," he says. "And we're focusing more on brand building than others. My experience tells me that's a good thing." He talks in a soft, deliberate voice, and his vision for AOL is as clear as Case's, though there's always the possibility of an ego conflict between...
Case in point is "Honey," the opening track, which not only boasts a buoyant rhythm track, but also shows a charming lack of ego. Mariah's voice slides so smoothly into Puff Daddy's drum machines that she almost erases herself inside her own song. But the song boogies, and so do we. Who loses...
...certain way. They are supposed to be open and welcoming, eternally grateful of our aid. The story should run something like this: the powerful nations band together to save the suffering nation. They give freely, since the victim poses no threat to their well being or their collective ego. In fact, the victim nation offers the powerful nations a chance to act nobly, to assume the mantle of leadership they pay lip service to. But North Korea is not playing along...
...live. A nun I know in Brooklyn, Sister Mary Paul, who has worked with the down-and-nearly-out all her life, once told me, "People in the helping professions are curious. I think they may feel something is missing in their lives. There can be a lot of ego, a lot of vicarious fulfillment. One wants to see oneself as a good and giving person. There is nothing wrong in that, but it can't be the only goal. The ultimate goal must be a change in the system in which both the giver and taker live." She doesn...