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...White House's Roosevelt Room is wired for PowerPoint presentations, and most officials also bring handouts when they brief George W. Bush and his inner circle. But Budget Director Josh Bolten, who has spent months walking the President through a problem that could dramatically affect his legacy, sticks to colorful charts on old-fashioned easels. The lights stay on, so nobody dozes off, and there's no paper to wander through. It's dense material, after all. "I keep everyone's attention focused on what I want them to focus on," Bolten said...
...some extent is faith," says Mike Gerson, the President's assistant for policy and strategic planning. Gerson and Budget Director Josh Bolten are evangelical Christians who believe there's a biblical imperative to help the world's poor. Along with then National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, they opened a dialogue with Bono and ultimately persuaded Bush to meet him. "I took my boys, 8 and 10, to their first rock concert--U2 here in Washington," says Gerson. "We met Bono beforehand, and he says, 'I'm so honored that you would pick me for your first concert...
That's how Bono described the late-night sessions he and the Gateses have when they get together. In an interview with Josh Tyrangiel in Omaha last week, the rapport between the rocker and the tech lords was easy and their curiosity about one another's worlds genuine...
Best Tracks: O Green World, Dirty Harry, Feel Good Inc. --By Josh Tyrangiel
Nancy Gibbs makes the case for why they are TIME's Persons of the Year. Josh Tyrangiel explores how Bono gets his message across. Amanda Ripley and Amanda Bower spend time with the Gateses and dissect their charitable approach. Michael Duffy hangs with our Partners of the Year: George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, the onetime rivals who joined forces to raise relief money. My thanks to Priscilla Painton, who deftly ran the project, and to all my other colleagues who made this issue so special...