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...Iraqi Governing Council: Full of 'Prima Donnas' On the Iraqi street, the Iraqi Governing Council has never garnered much support. Mohammed Thabit Rifat, an accountant in the Ministry of Finance, reflects a common perception among Iraqis-that the council is dominated by exiles who enjoyed life abroad while everyone else suffered under Saddam. "They lived outside the country in luxury," he says, "and came here without knowledge of the traditions and habits of the country...
...Even those who for professional reasons might be expected to support the council often knock it. "The Governing Council is composed of prima donnas," says an official of the Coalition Provisional Authority. Qubad Talabani, the son of Jalal Talabani, and his father's chief political adviser, bluntly describes the organization as "a large body that is unable to make decisions. Everything gets clogged up in hours-long debates. It's paralysis...
...10th in a class of 400, that’s a low AI, but he may have maxed out the opportunities he had. You wouldn’t take him unless you thought he could be really good at something, football. But that’s not a prima facie hopeless case...
...rendition of “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” uses guitar reverb and slow, deliberate whispering to imbue a story of destroyed childhood love with striking grace. Luis Bacalov’s “The Grand Duel – (Porte Prima)” instantly rockets listeners back to their childhood dreams of being the good cowboy in the final gunfight. “Green Hornet” swings in a way that recalls the glory days of Benny Goodman, and “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood?...
...from cost cuts, including facilities, purchases and people. As for big layoffs, Wright says, "Chopping off heads won't get you those kinds of numbers." One head that won't roll: Vivendi Universal Entertainment boss Ron Meyer. Both men argue that their staffs and goals fit. "We're not prima donnas here," says Meyer. "Every business has risks. The question is how you manage them. It doesn't have to be like going to the craps tables in Vegas...