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With a $32 billion endowment that tops even that of the world’s richest university, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is set to spend itself out of existence, possibly before the end of the 21st century. The Gates Foundation will spend all of its resources within 50...
Levin, who had voted against Gates's nomination to be CIA director 15 years ago, seemed almost relieved that he was willing now to take over the Defense Department. Simply hearing Gates acknowledge that the U.S. was not winning the war is "a necessary refreshing breath of reality," Levin said...
The Democrats' chief worry was whether Gates's straight talk would make a difference with Bush. The candor was welcome, Sen. Evan Bayh told the nominee, "but you are not the ultimate decision-maker." Gates's close friends have the same fear. "Bob could be pragmatic," one told TIME, "yet...
Levin, however, predicted a "speedy confirmation" for Gates. A vote on the Senate floor is expected this week, perhaps as early as Wednesday. Levin was one of those who voted against Gates when he last appeared before the Senate for confirmation hearings - after George Herbert Walker Bush picked him to...
Gates said he's "open to a wide range of ideas and proposals." He also insisted that, despite Bush's stay-the-course rhetoric, the President "wants me to take a fresh look" at Iraq.