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Just when you thought President George W. Bush’s other appointments were bad, Bush had to outdo himself by nominating Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank. Ironically, at the press conference announcing Wolfowitz’s nomination, Bush seemed to make it overwhelmingly clear that Wolfowitz is not qualified for the post. Let’s take a look at the President’s remarks...

Author: By Adam M. Guren, | Title: Banking on Nothing | 3/17/2005 | See Source »

...Buchanan, he just tried to outdo Perot at his own game, setting out again last week to champion some of the Texas billionaire's pet causes. Buchanan's top aides were relaxing in a hotel bar after a long day of campaigning in New Hampshire when someone began reading aloud the first wire story on Perot's new party, and the group started plotting how to respond. Buchanan, however, joined Perot's attack on lavish congressional pensions, an issue stirring fresh voter outrage since the disclosure that disgraced Senator Bob Packwood will receive $89,000 a year for life. Referring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THIS TIME, PEROT WANTS A PARTY | 2/17/2005 | See Source »

Last year, Brin Wisdom, 25, and a group of seven college friends in Dallas got sick of trying to outdo one another with presents. So they decided to skip the shopping and donate to a local humane society. Each set up boxes in her workplace to collect food, toys and blankets for needy animals. Instead of their usual gift-exchange party, the friends piled $2,000 worth of donations into several cars and distributed them at the shelter. "The animals were going nuts," Wisdom recalls. "We never anticipated how emotional it would be. It ended up being the most rewarding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holiday Trimming | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...Cheater! Olympic team wins dozens of medals because it has tens of millions of dollars for training: U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! In the steroid debate, what's often cited is fairness, not to current players but to the records of retired and dead ones. Yet middling athletes of today routinely outdo greats of the past thanks to legal advances in everything from nutrition to sports medicine to biodynamics to equipment. If Roger Bannister had the advantage of competing today, wouldn't he run better than a mere 3:59.4 mile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Is Your Nation on Steroids | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...Cheater! Olympic team wins dozens of medals because it has tens of millions of dollars for training: U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! In the steroid debate, what's often cited is fairness, not to current players but to the records of retired and dead ones. Yet middling athletes of today routinely outdo greats of the past thanks to legal advances in everything from nutrition to sports medicine to biodynamics to equipment. If Roger Bannister had the advantage of competing today, wouldn't he run better than a mere 3:59.4 mile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: This Is Your Nation on Steroids | 12/13/2004 | See Source »

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