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...ancient times India taught the world the intimate secrets of the self. Today it is ready to teach the world how a large mass of people in the largest democracy can rejuvenate themselves. I am really amazed at the transformation of this country and perhaps if one were to fast-forward to 2025, your cover story might then read "India: The Sun Never Sets." Dinkar Suri Bombay...
...year-old who is vice chairman of both Fiat and IFIL, the Agnelli family's $7.7 billion holding company, it is the perfect setting for a power lunch. "You know why I really like this place?" he asks, lowering his voice and widening his eyes. "Because it's fast...
George W. Bush�seldom suffered personally from doing what's unpopular politically. In fact, you could argue that he has made a career of it, holding fast to positions that many voters reject, as a sign of strength in these dangerous times. So his willingness to exercise his first-ever veto this week on a bill that would expand federal funding for human embryonic-stem-cell research, which 2 out of 3 voters favor, is not just a way to stroke his political base. "People like leadership much better than a finger in the wind," says White House press secretary...
...reduce the Kafka-esque process of getting a job. Hiring a new employee at one of those agencies now takes only 53 steps - rather than 114. But it's still 53 steps! This is one of many pilot programs that are being tested, but none are being implemented fast enough to address the severity of the challenge. Another pilot program has begun recruiting at six universities - only 1,946 colleges to go. Regulations also cap the percentage of outside hires to top management roles - so we can't just hire those managers being laid off at General Motors...
...People with every imaginable skill are needed - bookkeepers and lawyers and park rangers and meat inspectors. Many of these are better jobs than the private sector offers. A "service worker" for the feds isn't a fast food cashier. She's a police officer protecting public safety. A "maintenance worker" isn't a janitor - he's repairing airplanes. The government especially needs scientists. The feds employ so many scientists of every variety that it's their No. 1 job category. (Yes, there are even more scientists than paper pushers...