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On the evening of Wednesday, June 13, Jack Welch, CEO of General Electric, retreated to his room at the Conrad Hilton hotel in Brussels and wrestled with an unfamiliar feeling--one of impending defeat. Just eight months before, he had, it seemed, pulled off a stunning coup. Welch had always...
Meanwhile, Norton made extensive script revisions, especially in scenes he shared with De Niro. "There were moments on this movie when Bob and I disagreed," says Norton, "when Frank and I disagreed intensely and when Frank and Marlon butted heads. But the assumption that conflict is bad is wrong. It...
Such pioneering purchases are a traditional way by which governments encourage new technologies. The now ubiquitous microchip is perhaps the best example. At first the U.S. military was the only market for the early integrated circuits, but by selling to it in bulk, companies learned how to make chips better...
Gary Condit's third interview with the cops brought him both shame and relief. After he spoke to them last Friday night, the news emerged that he had admitted to having a romance with Chandra Levy, the federal intern missing since April 30. But the police on Saturday declared that...
From the sky, it was hard to distinguish the ships. Then I saw a huge one, so I attacked. I learned later it was already sinking. I didn't know it was the Arizona. I saw ships on fire. There were lots of guns firing at me. I just concentrated...