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...interested in militarizing the border.' PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, on a request by Texas Governor Rick Perry to send 1,000 National Guard troops to police the Texas-Mexico border in the face of rising drug violence. Obama said he would consider such a move only as a "last resort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 4/7/2009 | See Source »

Long after we’ve all forgotten what he actually did or did not do for General Motors, America will remember CEO Rick Wagoner for his injudicious use of executive privilege. Wagoner and his colleagues at Ford and Chrysler gained notoriety for flying in three separate private jets to Washington, in order to ask Congress for a multi-billion dollar bailout. Four months later, Wagoner has resigned as a condition of this bailout and been replaced by Fritz Henderson, GM’s current president and chief operating officer...

Author: By Ellen C. Bryson | Title: He’s Leaving, But Not on a Jet Plane | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

...certainly have not seen the last of the days of executive privilege and overcompensation, but the symbolic action of forcing Wagoner to step down is a move in the right direction. We know you hate to go, Rick, but your Suburban’s waiting...

Author: By Ellen C. Bryson | Title: He’s Leaving, But Not on a Jet Plane | 4/6/2009 | See Source »

...Wagoner, Rick •$20 million retirement package...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Slansky's Weekly Index of the News | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

...cited, there was no mention of the one that has most captivated the younger generation: the belief that we can all make a difference. Revitalizing suburbs and building biobanks are great ideas, but none will be executed if our future leaders don't believe these projects will benefit anyone. Rick Say, WEST CHESTER...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Ways to Change the World | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

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