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Summers suggested that behavioral genetics could partially explain this phenomenon. He stressed that this hypothesis required further research, and he hoped it would turn out to be incorrect. But by that point Hopkins, who last year was inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, had left the conference room. She said she was concerned that it would be “rude” to get up midway through Summers’ speech, but “it was just too upsetting” for her to stay...
...Revising the Record As much as I am happy that Bertelsmann's CEO Gunter Thielen was included in TIME's list of the 25 most influential people in business today [Dec. 20], I am sorry to see that certain facts in the accompanying article were incorrect. TIME implied that I left Thielen with debts of $3.5 billion. At the end of my tenure as Bertelsmann's CEO, its debt was $334 million, the lowest of all big media corporations that I know of. Companies like Time Warner, Disney and Vivendi Universal are paying this as annual interest. TIME implied that...
...accuse Annan of nepotism and conflict of interest. No evidence of wrongdoing by him or his son exists, but the same cannot be said of the Bush Administration. It is hard to take seriously the criticism of the U.N. Security Council's actions regarding Iraq. Considering the comically incorrect material about Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction that was presented to the U.N. by Colin Powell, an apology seems more appropriate. The Bush Administration does not help U.S. credibility by stubbornly insisting there was a link between al-Qaeda and Saddam despite its inability to produce the slightest proof...
...Santa Margarita, California, U.S. Revising the Record As much as I am happy that Bertelsmann's CEO Gunter Thielen was included in TIME's list of the 25 most influential people in business today [Dec. 20], I am sorry to see that certain facts in the accompanying article were incorrect. TIME implies that I left Thielen with debts of $3.5 billion. At the end of my tenure as Bertelsmann's CEO, its debt was €334 million, the lowest debt of all big media corporations that I know of. Companies like Time Warner, Disney or Vivendi Universal are paying this...
Your Oct. 17 coverage of the John Day debates was well done and was a fine piece of writing. I am afraid, however, that your abbreviated description of the John Day bill may have left an incorrect impression on the minds of most readers. Financing the project would not be limited to three private companies. Nonfederal interests may apply to the Federal Power Commission for permission to participate. As a matter of fact, the Washington State Power Commission and several municipal agencies in Oregon have indicated interest in the proposal...