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...consummate celebrity CEO--right up until her final moment. Just a few weeks ago, the Hewlett-Packard board rapped her on the wrist for the company's dismal performance and ordered her to give some control of HP's four key divisions to line executives. Outwardly, her ever-confident manner gave no hint of the humiliating demotion, even after the reorganization leaked to the press. But charisma and confidence can go only so far. On Feb. 6, board members held an emergency meeting at an O'Hare Airport hotel. The next day they asked her to step down...
...latest novel, the legendary author of such bestsellers as Jurassic Park takes on the controversial issue of global warming in a scientifically untruthful manner. Ultimately, State of Fear becomes little more than a ringing endorsement for the environmental policies of the Bush administration...
Fans all around the league were joking and laughing as Penn had stumbled in the most humiliating manner. The “worst” team in the league was spanking the Quakers on its home floor. The Palestra was silent...
...party who are looking to unseat the prime minister in order to scuttle his planned Gaza withdrawal. Abbas?s problem, however, is that the militants have made prisoner releases a fundamental condition for their ?hudna,? and its prospects are grim if he can?t deliver in a manner that satisfies them. So, even on a ?precursor? issue such as prisoner releases, Abbas?s needs and Sharon?s may be mutually exclusive. Following Tuesday?s talks, the two sides agreed simply to create a committee to further discuss Israel?s criteria for releasing prisoners...
...Europe. Granted, that's not a crowded competition. But on the hotly contested World Cup Alpine-skiing circuit, the laid-back Miller is a one-man diplomatic mission, even as he routinely beats the schuss out of Europe's best skiers. Endowed with boyish good looks, an easygoing manner and a breathtaking style, Miller has won a huge fan following in ski-mad Europe. From Alta Badia, Italy, to Schladming, Austria, the man has serious teen appeal. BODE YOU ARE SO SEXY! read banners at a recent event in Austria, where as many as 70,000 fans may show...