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When Karl Rove hatched the plan, it looked like the sort of deft political move that led George W. Bush to dub him "Boy Genius." Last year the President's political strategist recruited Los Angeles' popular outgoing mayor, Richard Riordan, to run for Governor against the vulnerable Demo-cratic incumbent, Gray Davis--and Rove seemed to be taking the first step toward remaking the moribund California G.O.P. in Bush's image. But Riordan's spectacular defeat in last week's Republican primary suggests that what passes for genius in Washington can look too clever by half anywhere else...
...certain of another attack that it has assigned 100 civilian government officials to 24-hour rotations in underground bunkers, in a program that became known last week as the "shadow government," ready to take the reins if the next megaterror target turns out to be Washington. Pentagon strategists say that even with al-Qaeda's ranks scattered and its leaders in hiding, operatives around the world are primed and preparing to strike again. "If you're throwing enough darts at a board, eventually you're going to get something through," says a Pentagon strategist. "That's the way al-Qaeda...
Another name on Lay's White House list was that of Nora Brownell, a Pennsylvania utility regulator. Enron discovered her in 1997 when it was trying to break into the lucrative Pennsylvania electricity market. (That year Bush adviser Karl Rove recommended that Enron hire political strategist Ralph Reed to build grass-roots support in the state.) Lay also jumped into the Pennsylvania fray, urging Bush to call his friend Governor Tom Ridge on behalf of Enron. "I called George W. to kind of tell him what was going on," Lay explained to the New York Times. "And I said that...
...conservatives, his approval rating plunged 20% from last year's high of 80%. As confidence in his leadership sagged, the Nikkei stock average hit an 18-year low. "If he wouldn't support her, it's unlikely he'll make any other bold moves," concludes Masatoshi Sato, a senior strategist at Mitzuho Investors Securities in Tokyo...
...firing, not so much because investors care about her, but because they doubted Koizumi's resolve. "They were both seen as destroyers of vested interests, but now if he won't support her, it's unlikely he'll make any other bold moves," says Masatoshi Sato, a senior strategist at Mizuho Investors Securities in Tokyo...