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...TIME 100 You went nearly halfway around the globe to find someone who would substantiate George W. Bush's addition to your list, and that person reached back seven years only to recall what a sincere family man Bush was [May 12]. Here in 2008, with eight months left in his eight years in office, Bush has little worldwide credibility, and a record 70% of the American public no longer supports his policies. Incompetent and ineffectual, he is a lame-duck President, already shadowed by the candidates seeking to replace him. By what reasonable measure is he today...
...person with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), I am outraged that TIME would regard Bob and Suzanne Wright as heroes. Their group, Autism Speaks, which does not have one person with an ASD on its board, has joined with Cure Autism Now as part of a campaign to wipe ASDs out. asds are not diseases, and I think I speak for many when I say that we are happy the way we are. Autism is a genetic difference in the same vein as skin color, gender and other such categories. Phil Gluyas, Victoria, Australia...
...first to ask, "why didn't you include [my favorite person] in the TIME 100?" Paul Merrill, Littleton, Colo...
...president and ceo of Syncrude, along with a group of 25 handpicked Exxon executives, is sure to introduce plenty of change over the life of a 10-year service contract signed by their parent company. "Many Syncrude managers took a golden handshake rather than deal with Exxon," says a person familiar with the overhaul taking place...
...manage to secure an invite in the first place. Lorna Engler, who happens to be sewing her daughter Lara's wedding gown as well as six bridesmaid dresses, says they've been, ahem, discerning with the guest list for the October bash. "Do you really need to invite that person you haven't spoken to for three years?" she says. Some couples are also trimming the numbers in their wedding parties--Collins will have just one attendant--to escape the hidden costs of presents for bridesmaids and groomsmen...