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Who hasn’t heard of Donald Trump? Although he’s better known as that entrepreneur with the funny hairstyle, he’s so much more. Trump has been in the news as much as anyone these days, maybe not always for the right reasons. His well publicized media battle with Rosie O’Donnell was both intriguing and pathetic. Whether you love or [...]
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What a CEO drives often reflects the type of person he or she really is. Take conservative Warren Buffett for example. He’s worth about $42 billion, but for years he drove a silver 2001 Lincoln Town Car with Nebraska license plates, titled: THRIFTY.
CEO’s obviously have high profile positions and what they drive likely communicates a lot [...]
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Alan Greenspan served as the Chairman of Federal Reserve for eighteen years. Under his tenure, the U.S. economy saw unprecedented economic growth, a surging stock market and budget surpluses. He rarely provides interviews, but Lesley Stahl of “60 Minutes” conducted a lengthy discussion on a variety of topics including why interest rates were kept low under [...]
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Benazir Bhutto was twice elected as Prime Minister in Pakistan, and she’s returned to her country to try for a third. After a self-imposed exile for nine years, her arrival comes at a time of cross-roads for Pakistan, as it battles extremists and deep religious differences. Full article
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The merchandise is eye-popping, the prices astronomical and the clientele, not exactly old money. Now a growing number of self-made millionaires are changing the face of the luxury market, demanding the kind of lavish lifestyle that used to be reserved for royals. Full article
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Microsoft Corp. is beset with competition from all sides, unlike any it has seen in decades, and Bill Gates, who co-founded the company 32 years ago, still intends to step away next year as planned.
But so far, Gates, Microsoft’s 51-year-old chairman, shows no sign of fading away. One year into a planned two-year transition, there [...]
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Your first reaction is to stifle a giggle, as you would listening to a little kid get really serious about his ideas for inventions. I’m going to build a giant dancing water fountain in the desert … Nice, wholesome American families will fly to Vegas to gamble … Slot players will pay to see Picassos [...]
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For decades, hotels seemed as intrinsic to the landscape of the island of Martha’s Vineyard as its wide beaches and finger-shaped lagoons. Ditto for Nantucket, 10 miles farther out to sea to the southeast, where bed-and-breakfast places and stately inns crowded the wide cobblestone streets. Full article
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In March, Mariane Pearl, the widow of the murdered Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, received a phone call from Alberto Gonzales, the Attorney General. At the time, Gonzales’s role in the controversial dismissal of eight United States Attorneys had just been exposed, and the story was becoming a scandal in Washington. Full article
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James Bond enters a Swiss bank in Spain and is frisked before he can meet with the banker. In the “Da Vinci Code,” a triangular-shaped key activates a robotic arm that pulls a safety deposit box from the wall in a Swiss bank in Paris to ultimately reveal the secret to Christianity. The funny thing [...]
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