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...opening up to foreigners too. Overseas firms won permission in November to start forming joint-venture fund management companies, and others will begin underwriting Chinese companies listed on the country's two bourses, in Shanghai and Shenzhen. These foreigners will be looking to the CSRC's new chief to protect their investments before ponying up their highly desired capital...
...Matter" that had been written by one of Enron's external lawyers. "Per your request," it began, "the following are some bullet thoughts on how to manage the case with the employee who made the sensitive report." Her eyes skipped halfway down the page: "Texas law does not currently protect corporate whistle-blowers. The Supreme Court has twice declined to create a cause of action for whistle-blowers who are discharged...
...Gribbin. "Not just the use of force, but dealing with hunger and failing economies. He got a firsthand look at the awesome responsibility that that unique position imposes on those who lead." Rather than shrink from that burden, Cheney embraced it. He reasoned, says Gribbin, "Why not enhance and protect that responsibility? Why not make sure you don't fritter it away...
...identify the energy-industry officials who were consulted last year by his task force on energy policy. Members of Congress directed the General Accounting Office (GAO) to sue. Some outside interest groups also filed suit. But Cheney, with Bush's support, refused to yield, citing the need to protect private advice to the President and Vice President. When Matalin told him calls were coming in even from allies begging Cheney to compromise, he told her, "Suck it up, Mary. If a principle is worth having, it's worth fighting for." A federal court ruled Dec. 9 in Cheney's favor...
...Bush himself deserves to be taken seriously. It would have been perfectly defensible, after Sept. 11, 2001, for him to justify American policy by means of a narrow definition of the need to protect the nation from an external threat. But in speech after speech, the President has cast his goals in much broader terms. A European diplomat who has often seen Bush speak to other world leaders says, "He has a sense of mission that good should triumph over evil. He really believes in bringing democracy to the Middle East; he thinks he can make a real historical difference...