Word: johnson
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...allies.) The troop decision will win grudging support from congressional Republicans and the military, but it will anger lawmakers in the President's party. Many Democrats will see in this second escalation, following the 21,000 additional troops Obama dispatched earlier this year, an echo of President Lyndon B. Johnson's doomed Vietnam strategy. (See "Multimedia: The War in Afghanistan Up Close...
...NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson cruised into the history books. With his fifth-place finish in the Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, Johnson clinched the top spot in The Chase, NASCAR's ten-race playoff season that crowns the overall Sprint Cup champion. Johnson, 34, became the first racer in NASCAR history to win four straight titles in its top circuit, a feat that fuels the inevitable question: is this guy the greatest racer of all-time? Johnson took a victory lap in New York City, and sat down with TIME to talk about his training regimen...
...long-term relationship with General Motors, and their restructuring certainly effected our organization. Kellogg's is not coming back to [sponsor] our team. We've had a bunch of smaller sponsors reduce what they're doing. But it's nice to see [the economy] coming back. Lowes [sponsor of Johnson's car] re-signed with us recently to extend our relationship. I think that shows how big a tool our sport is for the marketing plans of corporate America. (Read how NASCAR is trying to outrun the recession...
...guys step out, some guys can't. We've all watched Brett Favre and the last few years of his career. Mark Martin, my teammate, is one of those guys. He's tried retiring since 2004, and he's still in there going strong [Martin, 50, finished second to Johnson in the Cup standings this season...
...AMELIA JOHNSON This two-story gallery (6 Shin Hing Street) offers fine selections of local and international contemporary art. Showing until Jan. 16 is "Multi{ple}," a group exhibition exploring mechanization versus hand production...