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Joseph and Rose Kennedy 1888-1969, 1890-1995 --The driving force of Kennedy ambition, Joe worked tirelessly to promote his sons' political careers. Rose imbued both her children and grandchildren with a strong sense of family and social responsibility...
...Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who warned last week that "the timing is not right" for the House measure, which calls for a 10% across-the-brackets cut in income taxes and a reduction of the 20% rate on capital gains to 15%. Translation: the proposals could overheat a strong economy and ignite inflation. Says Greenspan: "The first priority, in my judgment, should be getting the debt down...
...decided that the most useful way to honor him was to explore what made him and, despite their tragedies and foibles, his whole family so distinctive: their strong tradition of public service. In particular, we wanted to look at the way John and some of his generation of Kennedys were finding less traditional ways to pursue worthy causes...
...what any other company is doing." Still, Zona Research estimates 55% of the goods bought online during the holidays were delivered by UPS. FedEx got a mere 10%. UPS management must have imagined the possibilities. (The U.S. Postal Service, by the way, delivered 32% of e-packages, a strong showing that suggests it might do well divorced from Uncle...
...driven to politics as were J.F.K. and his brothers, she has nonetheless compiled a ledger of quiet but diligent service to the public, and to her father's legacy, that reflects a commitment to civic life and a belief in the value of rigorous, reflective debate. "She has a strong sense of personal responsibility," says historian David McCullough, who sits with Caroline on the panel that hands out the Kennedy Library's annual Profile in Courage Awards. "She knows she has serious work to do. And in that sense, I've always felt she is very much a Kennedy...