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Even though DePodesta considers himself "easily the junior member" of the A's organization, make no mistake: his post is one of both great influence and mammoth responsibility. The duties of an assistant GM vary by organization, but DePodesta's job description overlaps with General Manager Billy Beane's in many areas. The 27-year-old plays a prominent role in the execution of trades, free-agent signings, and the negotiations behind both...
Even if John McCain hadn't taken himself out of the vice-presidential running for the twenty-seventh time on Tuesday, it was obvious that he and George W. Bush do not make a natural ticket. The pair looked like strange bedfellows indeed at their post-summit press conference in Pittsburgh Tuesday, visibly awkward as they stood at a double-wide podium and passed the spotlight back and forth in front of reporters. But all the things that needed to be said, got said. A lot. "I endorse Governor Bush, I endorse Governor Bush, I endorse Governor Bush, I endorse...
Sources: New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post...
...week GEORGE W. BUSH named his father's Defense Secretary, DICK CHENEY, to head his vice-presidential selection team, upping speculation that General COLIN POWELL, Cheney's partner during the Gulf War, might be approached. Some in Bushland feel only Cheney can persuade his old friend to take the post--but it will be tough. Not only has Powell had a long-standing disregard for the No. 2 job, but sources say he was particularly disturbed by Bush's South Carolina campaign--his failure to take a position on the Confederate flag flying above the state capitol, and his stop...
...most profound difference between the Yeltsin and Putin eras, however, may be in the way post-communist Russia relates to the West. Where Yeltsin tendered the begging bowl and was prepared to mortgage Moscow's big-power status to secure financial bailouts, Putin has drawn a line in the sand. His vision may be capitalist, but the new president's security doctrine suggests a more hostile or competitive relationship with the West than his predecessor's. And with Washington currently seized with enthusiasm for missile defense, that may even translate into a new nuclear arms race. Clinton-era conventional wisdom...