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...intelligence, his integrity and his intentions. Was he a closet ideologue biding his time? Or did 9/11 change everything? People even disagree with themselves. Critics who once deplored his arrogance in dealing with Congress and the world felt differently when they sensed their safety was at stake. Some who praised his leadership in targeting Afghanistan condemned him for leading on to Iraq. His approval ratings have plummeted from 90% to 42% over the course of his term. George W. Bush may be unique among modern Presidents in being so transparent, so consistent and so divisive...
Many Republicans bristled at how the White House dealt with Congress. After the first year, informal consultations dropped off dramatically. "This Administration built no bridges," complains a G.O.P. Senator. "It was stunning to everybody." Another Republican Senator says that even when profound questions are at stake, "[Bush] doesn't like the give-and-take." At a meeting with Democratic and G.O.P. lawmakers wary about voting for the Iraq-war resolution, the President, according to a Republican Senator, walked in and said, "Look, I want your vote. I'm not going to debate it with you." When one of the Senators...
...United States has two of the most centrist political parties in the democratic world. It rarely matters who wins. Things turn out all right regardless. Not this time. This time there is a war on. And when there is a war on, particularly a war with so much at stake, elections matter...
...Michael-as-Ralph strategy is the brainchild of Kors' financial backers, Silas Chou and Lawrence Stroll, who bought a majority stake in Kors' company for a reported $100 million in January 2003 through their firm Sportswear Holdings Ltd. "It was time for him to become the next great American designer," says Stroll, who, along with Chou, conducted a "simple process of elimination" before they put their dollars behind Kors. "We wanted to invest in someone who is American, whose style is aspirational and who is seasoned but not too old. With these criteria, there were surprisingly few names to choose...
Nothing says quality family time like kicking in a fugitive's door together. Two new reality shows follow the tough and tender moments of two clans of bounty hunters. We stake out the competition...