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Despite repeated attempts to wean Clinton from micromanagement, he remains at the hub of a dozen or more spokes, acting as his own chief of staff and still seeing as many as 30 people a day. He relies on not one top deputy but a team of four or five aides, and he turns for advice on almost any subject to practically anyone within shouting range. The centralized approach tends to reduce accountability, lengthen response time and leave Clinton trying to do too many things at once. Two weeks ago, early one morning, McLarty had to insist that the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secrets Of Success | 11/29/1993 | See Source »

Store 24 is overflowing with customers a hub of commercial activity. The crowded lines curve into the aisles. Customers shuffle for positions closer to the register as voices fly back and forth from various corners in the store. "Is it Fritoes or Potato Sticks...

Author: By Sonna Moon, | Title: At Your Convenience | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

...Hub's purveyors of Polish sausages provide a crucial service to the spectators at the Head of the Charles Regatta and they work hard...

Author: By Joshua D. Fine, | Title: Swimming in Grease | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

Zimlicki said although the square is a regional arts and dance hub as well as a major government and commercial center, it lacks a sense of cohesive identity because it is shaped as a long, thin strip...

Author: By Margaret Isa, | Title: Commission: Improve Central Sq. | 10/19/1993 | See Source »

...idea for the Ring, which would connect the spokes of different subway lines around their downtown Boston hub, originated in last weekend's second annual Design Charrette at Northeastern University...

Author: By Leondra R. Kruger, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: New MBTA Routes Proposed | 9/30/1993 | See Source »

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