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...change, so might the commitment to having different people in those jobs. In 2003, Charles Schwab stepped down as CEO of the brokerage firm he founded, but remained chairman. At the time, he said in the statement: "As many experts have suggested, from regulators to Congress to independent blue ribbon panels, it is important in today's environment that the positions of C.E.O. and chairman be distinct and that the chairman play a central role." But the next year, as the company struggled with competitors and new businesses, Schwab took back his former position. He currently serves as both...
...that surround the town look as if they have been clawed by angry giants; landslides have stripped the slopes bare, burying roads and dumping tons of rock and soil into the nearby Min River. At one entrance to the town a raised highway has been cut down like a ribbon. At the other end a car sits in an intersection, crushed by a boulder. A traffic police station tilts at a nauseating angle. Most of the town has been cleared of bodies, but a few exposed corpses remain jutting out of collapsed buildings. An unknown number are buried below...
...that have been listed endangered during the Bush years is undeniable: 59 in seven years. Bill Clinton added 521 during his two terms and George H.W. Bush listed 231 during his four years. Siegel's group has filed petitions on behalf of a number of other species, including the ribbon seal and a dozen different types of penguins. She's willing to file more lawsuits and ready to fight for her charges. Sort of like an angry polar bear...
...blinked again and then wiped the saliva from his moustache. Delicately and deliberately, Felicity loosened the ribbon at her throat. Her peignoir fell in a breath to the floor. Still he did not move...
...action"; at best, it would lay the groundwork for strong action. But in Washington, creating a Cabinet-level position is the kind of thing you do as a substitute for strong action. The only surer way to guarantee that the problem remains unsolved would be to create a blue-ribbon commission to study...