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TIME's series of special issues on the 100 most influential people of the 20th century will culminate with our Dec. 31 issue, when we name the Person of the Century. Throughout the year, to help the magazine's editors make the choice, we have asked a select group of people to tell us whom they would pick. Here are the final intriguing nominations...
...joking about his own temper, John McCain not only helped defuse the issue but also picked up some points for being self-deprecating. In the early Clinton years, Gore managed to seem less like a piece of chain-saw sculpture for a while by going on talk shows to make fun of his own woodenness. But if you're running for President, making fun of yourself for being dumb is, well, dumb...
...first-birthday candles. The good news is that I've found a way to edit old analog movies on my home computer. In fact, an entire industry has emerged to support the more than 44 million U.S. households that own a PC and an analog camcorder, and want to make movies worth watching...
...last week the business world was shocked when Ivester announced he would retire next April to make way for "fresh leadership," putting an end to a tenure that was as extraordinarily rocky as it was brief. The Georgia native insistently echoed company statements that stepping down at age 52 was his idea. But veteran Coke watchers couldn't help speculating that there must have been a shove from disenchanted members of the company's board of directors. "This was a guy you would have had to carry out in a box," says Tom Pirko, president of Bevmark, a consultant...
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