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...iPhones, in a late afternoon teleconference with analysts and press, despite sales figures that were tamer than some pundits had predicted, Cook said the company was extremely pleased with how the smart phone was faring. He pointed out that for the year, Apple sold 13.7 million phones, "well ahead of the 10 million unit goal we set for the year." Cook later added: "Our objective is not to be the unit share leader in the cellphone industry, it's to build the world's best phone...
...fashion; it was incredible. The President and his brother Robert were in this open reviewing stand, and it was 28 degrees, and Ms. Kennedy stayed for about an hour and then decided, "It's too cold for me, I'm going home," and went back to the White House. Smart woman. [Laughs.] (See pictures of JFK's early years...
...closest foreign policy aide. Jones is held in high regard inside the Pentagon for his stewardship of the corps as its commandant and for his final uniformed posting as NATO's military chief. Obama's top intelligence pick is retired Navy Admiral Dennis Blair, widely regarded as whip-smart. He'll serve as Director of National Intelligence, overseeing the nation's sprawling spy bureaucracy. Obama is also keeping on Bush's Defense Secretary, Robert Gates. Even his pick for Secretary of State - former First Lady and New York Senator Hillary Clinton - has won both public and private plaudits from...
...seen during the gringo interventionist days of the Cold War, condemned the White House's early backing of the 2002 Venezuela coup. Likewise, good relations with leaders like Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, perhaps Latin America's most respected head of state today for his smart blend of capitalism and socialism, make a more positive impression in Europe, Asia and Africa...
...reasonably positive expectations" about Obama, they're "skeptical." But even if the U.S. doesn't give Saab a visa while Obama is President, a sufficient number of Latin Americans are likely to see enough change in gringo policy to soften their resentment toward the U.S. And if Obama is smart, he'll see that as a good start instead of an afterthought...