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Sarkozy has certainly made no secret of his ambitions. When asked last year if he thought of the presidency while shaving in the morning, he replied, "Not just when I'm shaving." Sarkozy has based his appeal on a vow to cause a "rupture" with the way France has been run for the past 30 years. He criticizes France's 35-hr. workweek and calls for economic liberalization instead of the traditional welfare-state model to which Chirac, de Villepin and the socialist opposition pay fealty. At the same time, not all his positions are easily swallowed by the right...
...Beijing Capital Bodyguard Security Consultants, which in 2002 was the first firm of its kind to receive government approval to do business, because he believed China lacked adequate means to protect its richest citizens. Now he estimates that about 30% of his 200 clients hire his guards-all former secret-service members-for "ornamental" reasons. Cui travels with eight bodyguards himself and dresses them in long leather coats. "It's a question of image," he says. "[These men] are a symbol of my status ... like my watch. People look at it and think, 'Cui has a 1.8 million yuan...
...before revealing that the kidnapper had been a close friend of both men. Li says he "realized then that as soon as a Chinese person discloses his wealth, danger is waiting." Today he refrains from inviting friends to his opulent Beijing villa, keeps his net worth a secret (Jianguo is a pseudonym), and pays a bodyguard $1,200 a month to ensure that "the poor people who hate us for using our talent to get rich" won't come after his own sons...
...said that he wasn’t aware of the regulations regarding the postering and door-dropping of advertisements. But he was tight-lipped about the details of his methods. “We did [the advertising] in a special way. It’s a secret,” Ackil said. The “secret” advertising campaign appeared yesterday to have targeted Leverett towers—particularly F tower—as prime areas for the distribution of advertisements. The buttons for the elevators were completely surrounded by the small ads. The flyers were also...
...Pankhurst, Britain’s foremost militant suffragette, for a lecture series with other suffragists and Ivy League professors. Three years later, Harvard welcomed Jane Addams of Hull House; in 1918, Congress passed the Susan B. Anthony Bill, the first step towards enfranchisement. While ginger ale, moonlit walks, and secret sleepovers might have been fulfilling enough for the 1905 woman, The Club risked falling victim to its own conceit...