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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...president of Brazil's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday night that Sean must be returned to his American father immediately. Yet there had been concern that the stepfamily would appeal the ruling, as it had done in response to every previous unfavorable decision. If an appeal had been made, it would have required that the case be heard by all 11 judges on the Supreme Court bench - and because the court does not return from recess until Feb. 1, that would have meant Sean spending yet another Christmas away from his father. (See 25 people who mattered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sean Goldman: Home by Christmas | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

...until the season opens in Bahrain, Formula One fans will only have one thing on their minds - the return of a legend to the sport and the prospect of seeing him on the podium again one day, spraying champagne with unbridled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michael Schumacher: F1 Star to Return | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

Such calm amidst the storm has paid off for shareholders. Panera stock is up 26% this year: in fact, it's one of the best performing stocks of the decade, having generated a whopping 1,560.65% return. Profits rose 38% in the third quarter, and sales in company owned stores rose almost 7% during the first 27 days of the third quarter (sales in franchise stores rose 6.3%). "For us, the recession has been the best of times," says Panera founder, chairman and CEO Ron Shaich. In an environment where even McDonald's, once a recession superstar, is reporting negative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Panera Bread Defies the Recession | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

...While the restaurant world cut staffs and shuttered stores, Panera continued to invest. "We've been basically opening up a new store every five days," says Shaich. "This is the time to grow. Real estate costs are down, development costs are down, volumes are up - these are the highest-return investment stores we'll ever generate." Panera has hired 20,000 new workers, rolled out new menu items, and improved the lettuce quality in its salads. Salad sales are up 30%. (Read a brief history of peanut butter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Panera Bread Defies the Recession | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

...pressing ahead and, amazingly, seems within reach of a deal. Ironically Graham credits McCain, who has since turned his back on the process, with turning him around. "Lindsey's been courageous," says Senator John Kerry, who has been working with Graham to put together legislation. In return for his support, Graham has won support for nuclear power - South Carolina has seven reactors with another four scheduled to be built - as well as clean coal and tougher language on China and India's involvement in the international process...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lindsey Graham: New GOP Maverick in the Senate | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

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