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...likely to be advice Perry will heed. He is already the longest serving governor in Texas history - as lieutenant governor, he took over for President-elect George W. Bush in December 2000. That has given him unparalleled influence over state government, where much of the governor's power resides in appointments to boards and commissions. Masset believes that more of that kind of centralization of power "will lead to Washington-style corruption. We need new people with new ideas. We need new appointees and new blood...
Students said they generally agreed that they are being adequately prepared for the challenges of the business world, said Patrick S. Chun ’04, co-president-elect of the HBS Student Association. He said he believed the problem was marketing...
...While the cosmetic industry did not fund Lewis' study, it will probably get a boost from his new Botox research. The industry has already shown interest in promoting Botox as a mood enhancer: "I have noted frequently that my patients who receive Botox seem happier," Joel Schlessinger, then president-elect of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery and president of LovelySkin.com, said in 2006. And Botox has already proved to be somewhat of a wonder drug in its wide application: studies have shown it to be an effective treatment for enlarged prostates, migraines, excessive sweating, writer...
...near the end of WWII, he attended the Yalta Conference in the Soviet Union with the other Allied leaders, and the end result was the partition of Germany and the creation of the United Nations. Dwight D. Eisenhower, fulfilling a campaign promise, traveled to Korea as President-Elect in December 1952 - the Korean War ended seven months later. And, of course, Ronald Reagan helped bring the Cold War to a close when he gave his 1987 speech at the Berlin Wall, challenging Mikhail Gorbachev to "Tear down this wall...
Despite its current troubles, Juarez has a history of leading change in Mexico. The Mexican Revolution and maquiladora assembly plants began here; Juarez was the first city to elect an opposition mayor during the PRI's rule. Will it be the first to create a model police force? I think that is what's happening. We, of course, didn't choose these circumstances that are forcing...