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...college "and realized it was all indecipherable hokum." Colon cancer kept him off the air for eight weeks last year. During that time, says Snow, an attendee of Catholic and Episcopal churches, prayers by strangers increased his faith. He took the White House job after a scan of his vital organs came back "pristine...
...table in key meetings as well as access to the aides he needs to do his job. Presidential advisers say Snow will get more latitude than his predecessors, since Bush needs a better-armed advocate in tough times. "He understands, like I understand, that the press is vital to our democracy," Bush said in the briefing room. Snow plans to start briefing in mid-May dodging rocks instead of throwing them...
...grappling with how to reform its intelligence agencies, which have been hit by leaks and questions about tactics. As during the cold war, THE SPY's job, if sometimes unglamorous, remains vital to national security...
...confident he will help you do your job," Bush said. "My job is to make decisions, and his job is to help explain those decisions to the press corps and the American people. He understands, like I understand, that the press is vital to our democracy. As a professional journalist, Tony Snow understands the importance of the relationship between government and those whose job it is to cover the government. He's going to work hard to provide you with timely information about my philosophy, my priorities, and the actions we're taking to implement our agenda...
...clear cut at the B-school, where, to the chagrin of some professors, socializing often takes precedence over school work. Here, happy hours aren’t a diversion, but part of the all-important job search, where HBS students learn the art of schmoozing that they see as vital to their careers.GETTING IT DONE (REALLY?)“Social life is... a big part of the MBA program,” says Edmund J. Kim. Kim is president of HBS section E, one of ten 90-person subdivisions of the business school student body. As a student leader...