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...more they called his deal-making style into question, the more daring he made them, straying into territory that was exclusive to the big boys (like trying to buy a pro baseball team, thus raising the ire of Japan?s powerful media conglomerates, who own some of the richest teams) and politics (running, unsuccessfully, against a machine politician but scoring new points with his young and fervent stockholder fanbase...
...generation who, after achieving success in their respective fields, have ventured to make the world a better place. The Gateses and Bono have taken the road less traveled but have done so with such passion, zeal and influence that they are sure to leave a mark. Gates, the richest man in the world, accused of being a ruthless businessman, has confounded his critics and become an excellent global campaigner. Bono has the rare ability to affect many, not only with his music but also with his deeds. Such people and the initiatives they have undertaken will have a profound effect...
...Kirchner, another leftist, heads a growing revolt against the U.S.-backed debt policies of the International Monetary Fund. For much of the 1990s, governments from Mexico City to Buenos Aires embraced the free-market reforms known as the Washington Consensus. But that is no longer true. In 1998 the richest 10% of Latin America's population earned 40% of the income; by 2003 it had jumped to 48%. A third of the population earns less than $2 a day. "We have been living through a schizophrenic period," says Carlos Toranzo, a Bolivian political analyst. "We have more democracy, more respect...
...DIED. KERRY PACKER, 68, brash Australian tycoon whose $5 billion fortune made him the country's richest person; in Sydney. Packer took over his family's media empire, Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd., in 1974, and expanded it into areas including gambling, real estate and gemstone exploration. His TV-friendly World Series Cricket, with shorter matches, colorful uniforms and night games, helped revitalize public enthusiasm for the sport. Packer suffered a heart attack in 1990 and was dead for eight minutes before being revived, later prompting him to tell a talk-show host, "The good news is there's no devil...
...dead set on driving poverty into history. The rocker's job is to be raucous, grab our attention. The engineers' job is to make things work. 2005 is the year they turned the corner, when Bono charmed and bullied and morally blackmailed the leaders of the world's richest countries into forgiving $40 billion in debt owed by the poorest; now those countries can spend the money on health and schools rather than interest payments--and have no more excuses for not doing so. The Gateses, having built the world's biggest charity, with a $29 billion endowment, spent...