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...Phil Condit spent his first 30 years at Boeing building iconic American aircraft: the 747, the 757 and the 777. He spent his last seven years as CEO, largely ignoring that business. Instead he steered the company into new areas, chased lucrative U.S. government contracts and moved its headquarters from Seattle to Chicago to be closer to its new clients. Those shifts diluted Boeing's reputation as an aircraftmaker and flung the company deeper into the mysterious, often seamy business of bidding for--competing isn't exactly the right word--government work. And it unraveled Condit himself. With allegations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Boeing Got Lost | 12/15/2003 | See Source »

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BOY DR. PHIL'S DIET BOOK...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Oprah Winfrey | 12/15/2003 | See Source »

...psychology discussion is not complete without mention of the tell-it-like-it-is self-help guru Dr. Phil McGraw. I still don’t know what to make of Dr. Phil. He seems like a good guy to have on your side; he could be your big bald uncle, a family friend, or even an academic advisor (“Taking that 6th class? Get real...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bubblegum Machine | 12/12/2003 | See Source »

...latest news about Dr. Phil, however, isn’t a new and clever piece of hard-assed wisdom; instead, it concerns the growing popularity of his son Jay McGraw. The development adds nepotism to a list of issues of authority and expertise among writers whose wisdom doesn’t extend beyond the college years...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bubblegum Machine | 12/12/2003 | See Source »

This could be the beginning of a bitter father-son rivalry in the two men’s ongoing quest to become the ultimate self-help authority. Or maybe it’s a thinly veiled admission that even Dr. Phil himself can’t believe that people are actually looking to his son for “life strategies,” even if it’s just a list of foods to eat at a fast food restaurant...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bubblegum Machine | 12/12/2003 | See Source »

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