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...future direction of the company. They've taken some of your most important material assets with them, and it looks as if their departure will bring the whole place down soon. How do you handle it? The short answer might be: Make a great speech. Inspire your still-loyal workers. At least that's what Abe Lincoln would have done...
...instead, like some giddy czar in a Lewis Carroll nightmare, he simply reminds Russia of his authority every few months by rousing himself long enough to lop off the head of his government, before returning to the hospital or sanatorium. The latest victim: Sergei Stepashin, a bumbling but loyal bureaucrat who served a full three months as prime minister. Of course, with a secessionist rebellion underway in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, there may be some good reasons for getting rid of Stepashin. After all, he authored Moscow?s clumsily brutal, yet ineffective, response to the uprising in neighboring...
...mass demonstrations of yesteryear, Draskovic puts little faith in them now. First, most rallies and marches have gathered fewer people than organizers hoped. Second, even if the turnouts were huge, marchers in the streets would be unlikely to force Milosevic out as long as the police and military remain loyal to him. That's what makes Draskovic potentially such an important player: if public pressure isn't going to push Milosevic out, it may take a palace coup. Draskovic's history suggests he could be the one holding the knife...
...water. So why bet a couple of hundred bucks on a minor-league player like Sega? Dreamcast, however, has a 12-month head start on PlayStation II. Past experience in the console market suggests that quality ultimately matters less than the ability to build up a loyal base of customers. So I resolved to give Dreamcast a chance...
...took advantage of an elaborate system that allowed him to cope: a family that had been through hell in public and knew how to guard its privacy--and to make life as normal as it could be. On his own, he developed a band of fiercely loyal and discreet friends who helped create a secure zone around him, who were always glad to say "No comment," escape with him into the wilderness for another adventure, or indulge his unquenchable love of the outdoors--parasailing, running, skiing, biking, losing himself in individual effort...