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...about how to manage the end of the cold war, pushing for radical change when the President; his top adviser, Brent Scowcroft; and Baker, then Secretary of State, favored more moderate steps. As the U.S.S.R. teetered on the brink of collapse, Gates (along with Cheney) usually argued for the fastest route to bring it about. They almost always lost out to Baker and Scowcroft, who argued that the Gates-Cheney approach was bad policy and worse politics. Gates can be bold, but bold isn't always wise...
...With a third of the world's population and two of its fastest-growing economies between them, the relationship between China and India is one of the most important of the 21st century. If they clash - as they have in the past over border disputes - global economic growth and stability will suffer. But as both have grown economically, relations have warmed: China-India trade is expected to reach $20 billion this year...
...many of them quite sophisticated. Some allow users to sort by age, gender, type of car, smoking or smoke-free travel and even music preferences. At Carpoolworld.com you enter your destination, and the site spits out a list of registered users headed your way. Ridester.com one of the fastest-growing sites, with 11,000 unique users since August, will send you a text message when a potential match arises. It will also hit you with a $2 surcharge for each transaction and take 9.5% of the driver...
...He’s been a great kid for us since the day he walked in here,” Murphy says. “And yet, he’s not the biggest, not the fastest, not the strongest. He’s very cerebral, very dedicated. And because of that, he’s been a great role model for our younger players...
...than 30, born after what people here call the "American War." They are the children of two decades of "doi moi" (renewal), a program of economic reforms that has cut poverty from more than 60% in the early 1990s to less than 20% today. Vietnam now has Asia's fastest-growing economy outside of China, with exports up 24% this year. And like China before it, the country is betting that its WTO entry will strengthen its stake in the global economy...