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...private, his wife kept hoping that once they had enough money (between $8 million and $10 million, she figured), Buffett would cut back on work and finally pay attention to his family. What she didn't realize was that the mission Buffett had embarked upon when he was 6 years old and selling gum and Coke to his neighbors would never stop. The quest to amass wealth - but not to spend it, as his license plate, THRIFTY, suggested - would take him all the way to being the richest man in the world...
News of the free burritos depended upon word-of-mouth advertising. During the day the line didn’t get longer than a dozen people out the door, but around dinnertime, the crowd grew substantially...
...debates. These events offer valuable and potent opportunities for Americans to see the presidential hopefuls directly challenge each other’s policy proposals and present their cases to become the next commander-in-chief. Consequently, we are pleased to see that the schedule of three debates recently agreed upon by the campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain includes considerable opportunities for questioning and free-form discussion. In the newly agreed upon formats, each topical segment will contain a few minutes for an opening overview, followed by several minutes of open-ended debate in which the candidates will...
Finally, the report proposes developing a federal savings program for low-income families, in which the government would make deposits into an account which could only be drawn upon for postsecondary education...
...seventh place overall. Her teammate Cho also had a great first round, shooting 73. Yesterday, Cho was paired with last year’s Ivy-League individual champion, Princeton’s Susannah Aboff. The two finished tied for third in the tournament.After her performance, Rhoads heaped praise upon his newest star. “The level of her game is very high, and she does well in so many different areas,” Rhoads said. “No matter who she is playing with or against, she plays her own game. Her game is definitely more mature...