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...South again. All sides agreed the morning after the election that what carried Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine to victory--in a state that hasn't voted for a Democrat for President since L.B.J.--was Warner's popularity. Part of it is style: Warner won narrowly in 2001 by courting gun owners and working the NASCAR circuit, even though he grew up in the New England state of Connecticut and is worth some $200 million. But the real political miracle is the fact that Virginians have only grown to love him more as he has slashed popular programs and raised taxes...
Indeed, a year ago, Schwarzenegger had very little to regret. Initially, he used his celebrity to pass a stem-cell research funding initiative and a major bond issue that tempered rising budget deficits, while working well with a Democratic-controlled legislature to secure passage of a popular gun-control law and environmental measures. But perhaps because success came so easy, he stopped playing the role of consensus builder. After all, many of the ballot initiatives he pushed--as well as his failed effort earlier this year to bring the costly public pension system under control--made sense. California's redistricting...
...with his life, he finds an unexpected boon in the death of his neighbor at his tiny hotel. Banking on his striking resemblance to the late Brit, he swaps passport pictures and sets off into his new life. Unfortunately for his peace of mind, his new persona was a gun-runner to the guerillas in the selfsame country he was investigating. The deceased’s appointment book in hand, he follows up on the meetings planned, taking money for deliveries never made. Along the way, he enlists Schneider’s help. They start an affair and take...
...however, see a lack of fire. After a few disappointing quarters, some product misfires and layoffs that cut 60,000 employees, the company had become "gun-shy," Zander says. When he arrived in January 2004, he set out to change Motorola from the inside out--turning an engineer's company into a design powerhouse, an American icon into a global player and Motorola's conservative culture into one that embraces risk. As Zander puts it, "You gotta celebrate taking a swing...
...Ruggiero ’02-’04 and Nicole Corriero ’05 would have graduated, and Julie Chu, now a senior, would probably be taking the year off for her second Olympics with the U.S. National Team. Now that time has come, and another big gun, sophomore Sarah Vaillancourt—last year’s ECAC Rookie of the Year—has also been named to the current Canadian National Team. On the defensive side of the ice, junior Caitlin Cahow impressed so much with her effort last year that she earned an invitation...