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None of his success had been preordained. Bush made it happen. He didn't succeed by diligent study. He did it by political instinct, by force of personality, by clearly stating his goals and repeating them again and again, and by exhibiting no other motive for his actions than the good of Texas. He maintained a unity of spirit in Texas politics that also had not been seen since Connally. And the minute he left, it vanished. The legislature convened early this month with the leadership bickering and suspicious of one another, and with many ready to lead while...
...bottom line is how the markets accepted it." Indeed, stock prices have climbed 20 percent since Estrada's ouster. But where the business, military, political and clerical elite may have reached consensus on the need to get rid of Estrada, they may be more divided on how to succeed him. The first sign of trouble came earlier this week when Arroyo's defense minister quit over her decision to retain as national security adviser a former military chief who faces corruption charges himself. She may be a committed economic reformer who hopes to sweep out corruption, but Gloria Arroyo...
...succeed, you have to have other people want you to succeed," Stevenson says. "I suspect Kim is a person who would have that...
...Bill Clinton swaggers off with his air of rogueish triumph - savoring, perhaps, the knowledge that he could have gone on and on as President if only the Constitution had allowed him to run, and that his own vice president ran to fill his shoes but did not succeed. Any narcissist is gratified when he finds that the world turns dark and heads south at exactly the moment he leaves the room. Cause and effect, his unconscious assures...
CYBER-CFP Try as they might, 36,000 certified financial planners could never serve all 100 million U.S. households. That's why pros and common folk alike should hope websites like Direct Advice and Financial Engines, which generate financial advice, will succeed. After all, planning is an objective, data-based task, convertible to software--in principle. Trouble is, many firms have introduced nifty online financial tools before their coherence and effectiveness are ensured. "This stuff is great, but we're killing people with it," says James Van Dyke, a senior analyst at Jupiter Research. Data entry is a delicate process...