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...These are serious, judicious people; neither has the untrammeled ego that enables some politicians to see past their own limitations. Obama knows he is inexperienced, and he knows that every wave eventually crashes--and that he'll need a second, more substantive act when, after his umpteenth visits to Iowa and New Hampshire, he is no longer a novelty. He has never experienced a tight, tooth-and-claw political marathon where even the tiniest of decisions, the smallest of slips, can have profound consequences. And he knows that Clinton has. The junior Senator from New York has spent much...
...Linda K. Kerber, who was a fellow at the Institute in the spring of 2003 and teaches history at the University of Iowa, describes the challenge Faust faced upon arrival...
Erik Lie, an options expert at the University of Iowa, says, "Apple has carefully released some information--not so much as to fall into a trap but enough to tease the media and investors." He says that the extent of Jobs' involvement is still unclear and that Jobs can claim ignorance, as others have done. "But there will be continuous pressure on Apple to reveal more information," says Lie. "And if it doesn't, ongoing investigations might...
...want to get a better sense of the presidential candidates in 2007, you don't have to go to Iowa or New Hampshire. Just turn on C-SPAN. Nearly all of the major Oval Office contenders work in the same place, the United States Senate, where you can be sure they won't miss an opportunity to champion issues and establish themes they might...
...come through town in recent months. Former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, who recently announced his candidacy in New Orleans, made a stop in Los Angeles to promote his book Home: The Blueprint Of Our Lives, and, like Obama, had a few discreet meetings with entertainment industry figures. Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, Sen. Chistopher J. Dodd of Connecticut and Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden have all visited Hollywood. Some come to test the waters; others are raising money. But all of them are looking for face-time with celebrities, entertainment industry heavyweights and Hollywood's Democratic powerbrokers. "I call this...