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...going to start by talking to the kids, visiting schools around the country and telling his story. He was overweight as a child--by age 15, he weighed 210 lbs.--a problem he attributes partly to genetics and partly to a diet rich in barbecue, fried chicken, ice cream and pie. At the White House, he was an avid jogger with a taste for junk food. His weight fluctuated from 214 to 236. By the time he had his first heart operation last fall, he had taken off much of that extra weight, thanks to a modified South Beach diet...
...verifiably give up its entire nuclear arsenal.) Leaving aside North Korea's claims that it possesses the Bomb, there are already seven declared nuclear powers--the U.S., Russia, Britain, France, China, India and Pakistan--with Israel an undeclared member of the club. But there are plenty of other nations rich and clever enough to build a bomb if they really wanted...
...Appeals at the age of 36. But he encountered his first setback when the bid died in the Senate with Bill Clinton's victory. Then George W. Bush tried in 2001 and finally succeeded in 2003. In the meantime, Roberts spent most of the '90s biding his time, getting rich as a corporate lawyer at Hogan & Hartson, one of Washington's largest firms, where he quickly emerged as the supreme commander of Supreme Court battles. Between his government and corporate jobs, he argued 39 cases before the high court and won 25 of them. Colleagues recall his racing around...
...there will be a time for the internship seeking, résumé building, and social networking that define the lives of many Harvard students—namely September. For now, I plan on spending my time on myself, discovering new Broadway shows, visiting New York’s rich collection of museums, and doing just about anything else fun I can find. Though I won’t have any standout lines to add to my résumé by the end of this summer—unless licking envelopes has suddenly become a desirable skill?...
...Leave the theme parks to Dongguan and the patriotic history museums to Beijing. Be yourself, Hong Kong. Celebrate quality, culture, entrepreneurship, food, efficiency, climate and scenery?and the rich and famous will come...