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...Gore is back in the spotlight, although perhaps not in the way he'd once imagined. Ending months of speculation, the former Vice President and erstwhile presidential candidate appeared on "60 Minutes" Sunday night to announce he would not seek his party's nomination in 2004. With Gore and his baggage out of the picture, the race for Democratic Party nomination lost any hint of gallantry. No longer required to stand by while Gore either claimed or abandoned his spot on the ticket, the Democrats' abundant field of hopefuls expanded further to include a broad political spectrum, from conservative (Connecticut...
...with Yahoo's nearly $1 billion in sales). "NetEase isn't a rocket in flight," says one Internet-industry consultant. "It's only made it to the launch pad again." In the end, obscurity may be the best thing to happen to chortals. "It's been good that the spotlight hasn't been on them," says Steven Schwankert, an independent China-technology analyst based in Beijing. "They haven't had to be movie stars and were able to go back to running normal businesses...
...last night, the group’s re-discovered constitution came into the spotlight as HRDC members voted to amend it for the first time in six years, mandating that future HRDC-produced shows involve a marginally higher percentage of Harvard affiliates...
...what benefit could "America's Mayor" get from helping rescue WorldCom? For a man with possible presidential aspirations, the move has advantages. It would allow him to stay in the spotlight and, if he helps turn the company around, be a hero again. Yet Giuliani may learn that messing with the debt of bankrupt companies is not necessarily a career-enhancing move. The distressed-debt market is a playground for vulture investors, a place to parlay others' misfortunes into personal wealth. How would that resonate with voters? --By Daniel Kadlec
Fitzsimmons said the media spotlight on early admissions—beginning with “The Early Decision Racket,” an article by James M. Fallows ’70 that appeared in the Sept. 2001 issue of Atlantic Monthly—led to an increase of interest in early admissions programs...