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...Fitzgerald two new jobs, including one advising "on the latest cost and schedule performance-management techniques." He rejected both, saying, "It strips me of authority and the ability to initiate work." Some Air Force officials think Fitzgerald has a "persecution complex"; one tells TIME that history isn't to blame for his latest woes: "There are very few people in the Air Force today who know about his work...
This is a bittersweet week for me. After more than eight years as Washington bureau chief, Michael Duffy has decided to devote himself full time to reporting and writing for TIME. I can't say I blame him; during his tenure, Michael witnessed two presidential elections, two major wars, one presidential impeachment and the worst terrorist attack in American history. "I never expected history to be quiet," Michael says. "But I didn't expect it to be this raucous...
...Fazio no longer sets the price of money, he has wielded every ounce of his notable clout. His stated goal is for Italian banks to be at the service of Italian businesses. In practice, this has meant keeping foreign firms out. It's a shortsighted view and dangerous: some blame the insulated Italian banking industry for the $9.6 billion Parmalat scandal of 2003, as the mega-leveraged dairy giant was able to create new debt wherever it turned...
...film’s single-minded historical aim leaves no time for these members of the ensemble to be more than minor players. But it’s hard to blame Clooney for harping on his point. Almost 50 years after McCarthy died in disgrace, we live in a country where reporters can be imprisoned for protecting sources, networks censor themselves to avoid being fined out of existence, and questioning the president too closely can get you branded as a traitor...
Actually, I just committed a cardinal sin of editorial writing with that last sentence. I assigned blame, nebulously, to “Fly-By,” when I should have been more explicit. It’s our fault. We’re Harvard students, and we’re stupid. All it would take to fix Fly-By is a conscious choice on the part of Fly-By-goers to treat the different food stations at Fly-By like they treat the different food stations at the Greenhouse. Once we’ve all filled up our bags...