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...They are a team finding their way right now,” Clark said. “You never know what to expect because they’re shuffling in new players, trying new systems…It’s difficult to prepare...
Some colleagues said that his personal life, which was always complicated, had become extremely difficult. Halderman, 51, who goes by the nickname "Joe," lives in Norwalk, Conn., and has two ex-wives and two children. At some point he shared his Norwalk address with Stephanie Birkitt, 34, an assistant to Letterman who has appeared on her boss's show. (Read "Letterman Brings Sex and Extortion to Late Night...
...public Olympic financing bodies, the British government is kicking in nearly ?6 billion ($9.5 billion), the National Lottery ?2.2 billion ($3.5 billion) and the city government ?1.2 billion ($1.9 billion). There's also a second budget of ?2 billion ($3.2 billion) that is being privately funded. Still, it's difficult to say how much will eventually be spent to host the event. "No one will ever know the true Olympic budget," says Stefan Szymanski, professor of economics at the Cass Business School in London. "A large number of public servants have been diverted to Olympic work without anyone [putting...
...victory as a triumph also over those in Western capitals who had sought his ouster. Having secured another term of office, and with the West desperate to save its mission in Afghanistan from collapse, Karzai has the upper hand - and that will make it all the more difficult to cajole him into fighting corruption and delivering the good governance that is key to the campaign against the Taliban. (See pictures of the battle against the Taliban...
...Presidential spokesman Humayun Hamidzada acknowledges tension in the relationship between Karzai and the international community, especially the U.S., but contends that the most difficult times are over, especially now that Karzai has what he calls a "fresh, strong mandate." He continues, "We have always agreed on what should be the end result [for Afghanistan] but not always on how to get there. We are a very different government now than we were eight years ago, so we can be more partners than beneficiaries." Perhaps. But the reforms in governance and the fight against corruption that Western powers are demanding would...