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It’s exceedingly rare for an athlete in this day and age to say what’s on his or her mind. With the media vultures circling about and radio pundits with hours of talk-time to fill, no one wants to become tomorrow’s overblown story. This is why 99 percent of press conferences have been reduced to the same buzzwords like “team chemistry” and “hard work” and “focused on (insert next game...

Author: By Aparicio J. Davis | Title: More Than A Game | 1/6/2008 | See Source »

...most important person of the 21st century. Russia has just begun to tap its natural resources and national potential. Putin's rise to power in 1999 is an astonishing story and was a stroke of genius by an otherwise embarrassing drunk of a President, Boris Yeltsin. Putin is that rare individual who came to govern Russia without the cancerous corruption that seems to plague East European politics. We have watched him grow over the past eight years into a brilliant politician and forceful leader determined to bring his country to the forefront of world affairs. I wouldn't underestimate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...most important person of the 21st century. Russia has just begun to tap its natural resources and national potential. Putin's rise to power in 1999 is an astonishing story and was a stroke of genius by an otherwise embarrassing drunk of a President, Boris Yeltsin. Putin is that rare individual who came to govern Russia without the cancerous corruption that seems to plague East European politics. We have watched him grow over the past eight years into a brilliant politician and forceful leader determined to bring his country to the forefront of world affairs. I wouldn't underestimate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...Rare misprinted stamp sells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Briefing | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...Understand that the vast majority of cases settle,” Opsahl said. “It’s extraordinarily rare for a case not to settle. Even if you think that you have a good chance of succeeding and that your case is meritorious, it may still be useful to settle in order to save time and money...

Author: By Prateek Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Think Secret,’ Apple Settle On 2005 Leak Case | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

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