Word: woodwards
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...other side, critics of the war say Tenet did not resist strongly enough the alleged pressure to provide the White House with pretexts it needed for an invasion of Iraq that it had already decided upon. It all came to a head in April with the publication of Bob Woodward's book Plan of Attack, which includes a scene in which Tenet lays out for the President the evidence that Saddam possessed chemical and biological weapons. "George, how confident are you?" Bush asked Tenet. "Don't worry," he answered. "It's a slam dunk...
...1970s, Stein worked as a speechwriter and lawyer for the presidential administrations of Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford. (He is described as “crying uncontrollably” on Nixon’s last day in office in Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s book The Final Days.) After leaving the White House, he shifted his focus to writing; Stein has published novels, penned screenplays and worked extensively in opinion journalism. As a conservative political pundit, Stein has written for many major publications, including as an editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal...
...WOODWARD: You can get a read on it in two or three years. Life sciences is definitely longer. But almost every year the most successful successes are the first comers. That seems to be the case because the best ideas are also the most obvious from early on. When we look at the life cycle from birth to the exit of the venture investors, first comers have the shortest run to making a public stock offering...
...WOODWARD: Has it made a difference in your life...
...WOODWARD: It is just wonderful Google has chosen to do its IPO with a public auction of its shares. An auction is the clearest and fairest and most efficient way to set the price for it. And the fact that it has chosen to use the Internet as a part of its IPO will open it up to millions of people who otherwise wouldn't be able to participate...