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...real motivation for quitting now lies a lot more than a week away-it's next year's Israeli general election. By resigning, Netanyahu believes he'll be able to capitalize on any problems Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon runs into with the "disengagement plan," particularly if Palestinian militants launch rocket attacks over the fence into Israel once the soldiers leave Gaza...
...glory. Fu, the personable CEO who had gone to graduate school in Los Angeles near Unocal's headquarters, had taken a pratfall right out of the gate back in late March, failing to inform his board members about the bid until just two days before he was going to launch it. When virtually the entire eight-member board?and not, as earlier reports had it, just the outside directors?balked, Fu had to back off. That allowed Chevron to make the first bid, and forced CNOOC to play catch-up all summer. Meanwhile, Chevron vice-chairman Peter Robertson...
...create a large wing in the spookhouse dedicated to sorting through various forms of data that are not secret--such as research articles, religious tracts, websites, even phone books--but yet could be vital to national security. Senior intelligence officials tell TIME that CIA Director Porter Goss plans to launch by Oct. 1 an "open source" unit that will greatly expand on the work of the respected but cash-strapped office that currently translates foreign-language broadcasts and documents like declarations by extremist clerics. The budget, which could be in the ballpark of $100 million, is to be carefully monitored...
...brought you Furby is back and getting ready to launch yet another cute little electronic gadget. When Roger Shiffman walked away from his job as president of worldwide marketing for Hasbro in 2001, having earlier launched such blockbuster toys as Giga-pets, Poo-Chis and the chatty Furby, the industry was stunned. The former CEO of Tiger Electronics had pioneered the development of high-tech toys and then gone on to help Hasbro steward its branding strategies. But at 48, Shiffman decided to leave toyland behind. For several years he took cruises and worked on his golf game. After successful...
...years since Bratter started it, Project Renewment's cheerleading, brainstorming and 1960s-style consciousness raising have helped launch some impressive second acts. A former health-care executive has just returned from a photography tour of India and is mounting a gallery show. A corporate lawyer became a court-appointed special advocate for abused and neglected children. An ex--probation officer is now an actor...