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To operate effectively in this new world, Rubin has remade the Treasury into an organization that is "more like an investment bank," says Tim Geithner, the 37-year-old Under Secretary for International Affairs. Unlike past Secretaries, who wanted decisions presented as thumbs-up, thumbs-down recommendations, Rubin wants debate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Three Marketeers | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

Over the course of the past two weeks, the absurdity of my recruiting experience has rivaled that of experimental French theater. If you ever want to have a surreal encounter, try explaining to someone why your knowledge of Wittgenstein's philosophy of language has made you a better marketer. Or...

Author: By Joshua Derman, | Title: Running the Recruiting Gauntlet | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

Similar gestures can be found at Yale, where a group of seniors known as the Pundits take a break from their practical jokes to help out stressed students during finals. Patrick J. Bumatay, a junior, recounts his own encounter: "One girl walked over to me and handed me some chocolates...

Author: By Richard D. Ma, | Title: As It Were: The Naked Roundup | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

Now it looks as though they will. On Feb. 6 a remarkable space probe called Stardust is scheduled to take off for a January 2004 encounter with Comet Wild (pronounced Vilt) 2. With a tennis racquet-size collector, Stardust will snatch dust particles from the comet's tail as it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Close Encounter with a Comet | 2/8/1999 | See Source »

"He was one of the most remarkable political figures of our time," says TIME Middle East bureau chief Scott MacLeod. "He remained in power for five decades in the face of more hazards than most politicians ever encounter."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: King Hussein bin Talal: 1935-1999 | 2/5/1999 | See Source »

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