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He'd been out of sight, but right by the President's side. After Cheney's Meet the Press performance, word leaked that Bush advisers Karen Hughes and Karl Rove thought he had been too good--that he had seemed too fully in charge. Both have denied trying to rein...
Cheney retains his influence by holding his tongue. In most larger meetings--of the Cabinet, say, or with congressional leaders--he sits silently at the President's side, rationing his words for maximum impact. "The smaller the meeting, the more he says," says Hughes. Cheney puts it another way: "I...
Counselors around the world run courses to help people cope with the fear of flying?which affects some 20-25% of passengers. "A classic symptom of a phobia is avoidance," says Peter Hughes, a British Airways pilot with 34 years' experience who runs programs for flying phobics in Britain. "People...
Help may be on the way to Asia. Hughes hopes to offer courses in Hong Kong soon, while the Valk Foundation, a phobia-research institute in the Netherlands, is considering running courses in Japan. In the meantime, here are some tips for fearful flyers in Asia.
Experts agree that the key to facing down fear is knowledge: find out as much as possible about the mechanics of flight and plane safety systems as well as the causes of anxiety. Equally invaluable?however frightening?is experience. Debbie Seaman, who beat her own fear of flying at the...