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...Questions About Cheney You asked whether Vice President Dick Cheney is an asset or a liability to Bush's chances of re-election [Feb. 16]. The more pertinent question is, Do the people of the U.S. think Cheney would be a good President if something happened to Bush? Would they approve of Cheney, or would there be widespread discontent, much as there would have been if Richard Nixon's Vice President Spiro Agnew had taken up residence in the Oval Office? Steven Randolph Lakeland...
...asked whether Cheney is an asset or a liability to Bush's chances of re-election [Feb. 16]. The more pertinent question is, Do the people of the U.S. think Cheney would be a good President if something happened to Bush? Would they approve of Cheney, or would there be widespread discontent, much as there would have been if Richard Nixon's Vice President Spiro Agnew had taken up residence in the Oval Office? STEVEN RANDOLPH Lakeland...
...reduced government funding, Cuno questions this logic, arguing that the resource drain and high “opportunity cost” of mounting such exhibitions add up, and that controversial loans can detract from the museum’s reputation and authority—an asset as important as money and facilities...
With estimated annual profits of $1 billion and a market value of $15 billion to $20 billion, ESPN, launched in 1979 with a lineup that included Australian Rules Football and gocart racing, became Disney's go-to asset as its theme parks and ABC faltered. Comcast Cable president Stephen Burke leaves no doubt that acquiring ESPN is a prime motivation for his bid. "Warren Buffett has said he likes businesses that are like a castle with a big moat around it," says Burke. "ESPN is a great castle with a very big moat." ESPN's Sunday Night Football...
...risk if people in a democracy do not know who or what to believe. The idea that the U.S. might have gone to war on weak intelligence and a bad hunch damages not just the President's authority but the country's. "Our credibility is a precious national-security asset, and now we have to rehabilitate it," says Senator Evan Bayh, a Democrat on the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services committees. "The American people understand how you can make a mistake. What they won't understand is a refusal to admit the mistake you make. Or take steps to make...