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...questioned on Capitol Hill and by the press. And he's just tired. He gave off the vibe today that he might just be counting the days until he gets to hand off the whole mess to Larry Summers, Tim Geithner or whoever President-elect Barack Obama chooses to succeed him. (Read more about TARP...
...business, Abimbola attested to a recent change in the prospects for African development. While the continent had previously been plagued by political strife and corruption, he said, many African governments have taken steps towards reform. Due to greater political stability, young entrepreneurs now have the incentive and capability to succeed. “There is a generation of opportunity in Africa,” Abimola said. However, Abimola said, the continent’s historical record continues to hurt international investment. While companies are eager to invest in India and China, they remain skeptical of corruption in African business...
...innovators become entrepreneurs with the help of venture capital and launch their product to immediate acclaim. Their company goes public, and they're all instant zillionaires. Whoa, cautions Kawasaki, a Valley legend himself. It ain't that easy. "Flailing, grinding, thrashing, and getting lucky are why companies succeed," he says. And why entrepreneurial wannabes...
...spare you all from reading the crazy thing I have planned for the 14th e-mail (and there have been events where the count surpasses 14), let me be brief: mass e-mails succeed only in pissing off the people on your lists. If I don’t want to cook dumplings at 12:46 a.m., barring any sort of national dumpling crisis, I probably won’t want to cook them...
...very, very sad, because we all hoped that she would be able to sustain her strength through Election Day itself," said Hawaii Democratic Representative Neil Abercrombie, a family friend. "She passed away confident that he would succeed ... His strength, his calm demeanor that characterized him in these last weeks and last days - this quiet strength that come across so clearly - that comes from his grandmother; there's no question about that. It's her great legacy...