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...ElBaradei runs, this may be the first election in which the opposition groups can present a viable alternative candidate. ElBaradei has broad appeal as a well-established and respected public figure whose career flourished far from the bounds of corrupt regime politics. "We are not just liberal people coming here," said Baha' Ahmed, a pharmacist standing in the crowd with his elderly mother. "People from all over are coming. Not only liberals, but people from all over Egypt, as ElBaradei is very independent politically...
...Woods brand, the future is still murky. Like Toyota - which also has a problem with not stopping when it should - Woods kept reminding the public, I've done some good things and I'm doing everything to make sure that I'm reliable in the future; this weird tendency I have to surge in places I perhaps shouldn't will be fixed. (See "Tiger's Apology: A TIME Discussion...
...President's. In remarks at a Denver auditorium, Obama sought to position Bennet as an anti-establishment political neophyte. "Even though Michael Bennet has been serving you for years, believe it or not, this is his first election," Obama told a buoyant crowd. "He's a heck of a public servant, but he's new to politics, so he hasn't learned the best way to keep your poll numbers up is just to smile and wave and pretend like you're doing something and not really doing anything that might offend anybody; he hasn't perfected the seven-second...
Ironically, it is only in retirement that these pressures of fundraising and limited time in Washington tend to fall away, finally giving public servants new opportunities to actually do the work they wanted to do when they sought election in the first place. Domenici says he finds it funny that people refer to the U.S. Senate as a "most exclusive club." "It's a strange club," he jokes, "if people don't get together...
...hours and direct the media to their proper buses. "So many interesting people come by here and ask different questions," says Boser. "Figuring out the answers is a challenge." She's got the media bus routes down cold but loves it when strangers ask her about Vancouver's public transportation...