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Before the November election produced constitutional contortions unseen since 1876, we were considering a variety of candidates for Person of the Year. We have often chosen a new President-elect, but not always: neither John F. Kennedy nor Richard Nixon was selected the year...
...former FORTUNE writer, Martin gives us a real biography, one that winds through Greenspan's geeky youth (band, glee club, math nerd) to his stint as a professional clarinet player and time spent in the inner circle of author Ayn Rand, and then to his advisory role with Presidents Nixon and Ford. Along the way we learn that Greenspan is yet another powerful political figure who was in the room but didn't inhale, and that as a child he was terrified of the movie Frankenstein. We also get plenty of quotable Greenspan-speak: "I know you believe you understand...
...battle of the courts started with the Florida justices, and it's hard to overstate the boldness of their sweeping recount order. American courts have certainly been historic before: ordering public schools to admit blacks in the 1950s and helping oust President Richard M. Nixon by ordering him to turn over the Watergate tapes in the 1970s. But those decisions were handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court, steeped in prestige and equal in the Constitutional scheme to the President or Congress. The Florida court is made of seven people even most Floridians couldn't have picked...
...Morris: Are they REALLY making a difference? Does Elian belong with his father in Cuba or with the Miami relatives? In retrospect, was Ginger Spice's behavior inevitable? Do you think we ought to admit Red China to the United Nations? Did Oswald act alone? Why do you think Nixon didn't burn the tapes? Was Ronald Reagan a moron or a visionary? Do earth tones really signify the Alpha male? Why, exactly? Did Roosevelt know in advance about Pearl Harbor? You think those Sacco and Vanzetti guys got what they deserved? Did John F. Kennedy in the White House...
...WILLIAM REHNQUIST APPOINTED BY Richard Nixon (1972) Keenly aware of the Court's limited enforcement powers, the Chief Justice tries to give deference to the other branches - and to the states - whenever possible. On voting rights his record is stingy: As a lawyer in the '60s, he helped Republicans enforce literacy tests at the polls...