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That sounded fishy, since a typical Fortune 500 company would have politely pulled the plug sooner rather than wait until the last minute. Then again, even in the best of times, Jobs doesn't observe normal conventions and does as he damn well pleases. In January 2002, an international affiliate of TIME.com accidentally broke an embargo the night before Jobs was set to deliver a Macworld address to unveil the flat-panel iMac. (It was my story; I know.) I later heard that Jobs was so upset that he told his handlers he wasn't going to give the speech...
...prioritize Iran. Diplomatic moves already afoot by the U.S. and Europeans - and the mounting pressure on Arab regimes, including that of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, to intervene even if their unstated preference is to see Hamas hobbled - might result in Operation Cast Lead ending a lot sooner than...
...afoot by the U.S. and Europeans - and the mounting pressure on Arab regimes, including that of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, to intervene even if their unstated preference is to see Hamas hobbled - suggest that Operation Cast Lead's diplomatic window of opportunity will close a lot sooner. For all the above reasons, Barak and Olmert are wary of ordering the army in because they may not have an easy exit strategy...
...event said they enjoyed McCarthy’s talk. “I thought it was very enlightening,” said Isaac P. Martinez, Jr. ’09, who added that, as a gay American, he feels strongly about same-sex marriage. “The sooner it is legalized, the better,” he said...
...Uzodinma C. Iweala ’04, recalls that when he was born in 1982, his mother—then a staffer at the bank—was unable to stay on maternity leave for long and that she ultimately returned to her job within a few days, far sooner than anybody expected...