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...head the largest civilian intelligence agency hardly represents a Rumsfeld coup. During private meetings on the Hill in advance of confirmation hearings scheduled to begin this week, Hayden said he would consider retiring from the uniformed military as part of assuming the CIA job. It may be that, in spirit at least, he already...
...people needed a place to vent their frustration, and Barça provided just that. No soccer team is going to be a perfect reflection of your politics - and it may even be perverse to think of the game that way. But Barça represents a liberal nationalist spirit that makes for a powerful reprimand to both ethnic chauvinism and facile criticisms of the nation-state. Barça is the ultimate symbol of the Catalan people - one of their most glorious achievements, a monument to their language, history and struggle. But, at the same, it is a bastion...
...that Cars ever idles, for the townsfolk constitute a sweet if improbable rainbow coalition of vintage vehicles. They support the trio that will retool Lightning's egotism into community spirit: gruff Doc Hudson; lovely, sensible Sally; and--the movie's breakout car-actor--an endearingly yokelish tow truck named Mater...
...company is an official World Cup sponsor and will pay $350 million over the next eight years to extend that privilege to the 2010 and 2014 World Cups. Those billions of eyeballs will see only Adidas signage in the stadiums, and the company's black-and-gold Teamgeist (Team Spirit) match ball will be passed around the pitch. What kind of revenue can official sponsorship deliver? One example: the company says it has already sold 10 million World Cup balls, priced from $15 to $130, since December, and expects to ship an additional 5 million by year...
...time of disaster, you're the citizens' leader, more so than any other time. You're their counselor, their coach, their cheerleader, their security giver--you're all those things. There's a grieving process after a disaster, and you have to get the spirit up and keep it up. You're helping people get to the rebuilding stage. Their houses are a shambles--or gone--but they have to get up in the morning and take that step forward. --Compiled by Jeff Chu/New York and Zamira Loebis/Banda Aceh