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Kean is contemplating a staff of at least 50 divided into several task forces that will sift through classified documents and interview current and former officials. One reason for the increased budget: the commission wants to hire its own staff and not rely on officials on loan from the very agencies under investigation. "They want people independent of the agency," said one source. "Everybody's got oxen to grind." The commission also has yet to receive a copy of the highly classified 800-plus-page report from last year's joint House-Senate inquiry on 9/11. Meanwhile, Congress is still...
...When you are at Harvard you develop a thick skin,” he says. “You sift out the wheat from the chaff and go forward...
According to Zeckhauser, this finding holds potentially profound implications for the future of online commerce. If applied to other online retailers’ Web sites, he said eBay’s consumer feedback model could help buyers sift through the thousands of online sellers to find good-quality, rare items from responsible sellers...
...business of turning over all these rocks is getting under way. Immediately after the accident, the agency announced the formation of an in-house panel to sift through the evidence and come up with answers. Critics howled that no agency--particularly not one in such hot water--should be allowed to investigate itself. Late last week, after 16 Democratic members of the House wrote a letter of protest to the White House, NASA backed away, ceding the job to an independent review board...
...natty dress?he favors blazers, turtlenecks and gold-embroidered dress shirts, as well as the more usual flowing robes?has transformed him into a household name in Indonesia. He owns 15 publishing, broadcasting and other media ventures that help spread his message, and operations are booming. His secretaries sift through some 1,200 invitations to speak every month. Although he first appeared on national television only two years ago, Aa Gym says he is now able to charge up to $100,000 an hour for broadcasts during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which starts Nov. 6. "Every station wants...