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This is Zhu territory, right on the edge between disgrace and success, between oblivion and celebrity, between smiling self-confidence and apoplectic fury at incompetence and corruption. "I've seen documents detailing corruption involving local leaders," says a Beijing official. "On the margins is Zhu Rongji's terse inscription: CHE (Fire him!)." When TIME wrote last October that his wings had been burned by being too ambitious with reforms, Zhu sent a message through former U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills: "Tell TIME my wings are still strong...
...were lauded as statesmanlike and presidential, and moved to sound more forceful himself. In East Texas on an Easter bass-fishing holiday, Bush told TIME that he would support the use of ground troops if the military believed they were necessary in order to win the conflict. NATO's success and credibility were crucial to U.S. interests, he argued. He resisted taking swipes at Clinton. "It's easy to second-guess the Administration," Bush said. "The question is what do we do next. America must be careful to commit our military. But when we do so, we must...
Indeed, Chicago represents a role model for success in mayoral school takeovers. Its public school system, branded the worst in the nation in 1987 by U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett, had physically dilapidated schools and churned out students ill-prepared for the work force or college. By the mid-'90s, students were testing some 70% below the national average in reading and math, and nearly 6% were chronically truant. And kids could always plan for a few extra days of summer vacation as teacher strife over pay would invariably grind into a strike...
...actress? When you're starring opposite Johnny Depp and the nude photos you took before you were famous start popping up in unexpected places. Right about now, CHARLIZE THERON, soon to be seen carrying Depp's baby in The Astronaut's Wife, should start considering herself a success. This month Playboy features the statuesque starlet in what she claims are unauthorized pictures taken prior to her big break. "The photos were taken expressly for the purpose of her portfolio and not for publication," says Theron's publicist. He says it was a "complete shock" when they came out in Playboy...
Getting advice for success from Gates is like listening to Henry Ford before the Japanese automotive invasion. Incremental success comes from studying and mimicking past success stories. Phenomenal success comes from breaking the mold created by these successes. My advice to my three-month-old son will be to study the failures of the once powerful dinosaurs (animal and business) and learn from their mistakes! TONY CIAMBERLANO Montreal...