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George W.'s dad couldn't shake the habit either. After he lost in 1992, the President announced that he was going to exit the scene, write his memoirs and play with his grandchildren. He would be, in short, the graceful loser Dorothy had taught him to be. But as the years passed and Clinton's personal problems increased, it was hard to shake the feeling that he had lost to a lesser man. If President Bush was disciplined about holding his tongue, you have to wonder whether it was because he had an even better revenge in mind than...
...lift a finger in support of the Chechens, the Sierra Leoneans, Rwandans and others. While not precluding "humanitarian intervention," GOP thinkers say these need to be based on a sound political strategy and a deep understanding of the underlying political conflict in each situation, and with an exit strategy that doesn't leave the situation a shambles...
This trend bothers some, who are worried that it encourages short-term thinking. But it's only right that fund investors choose their entry and exit points on a real-time basis. The bonus here is that for the first time investors have a real alternative to traditional mutual funds, and that will help keep a lid on mutual-fund fees...
...villainous wit. But he's still just a plump (but getting thinner) guy who likes to walk around naked - in other words, he's just one man, and for him the Tribal Council's expulsion of Greg on Wednesday must have carried a disturbing amount of unpredictability. (Best exit yet, by the way. Leaves with a "Jerk" impression, and then eschews CBS press tour...
...time they talked about airplanes?" he asks. Danneker would rather talk about sleek, soaring dirigibles like the Norge, which in 1926 pinpointed the exact position of the North Pole for the first time, or about the millions of kilometers of uneventful flight the Hindenburg racked up before its dramatic exit...