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Playing in front of his father and other relatives for the first time in at least three years, the Hawaii native threw for 292 yards on 25-for-36 passing and finished the day with two touchdowns. More important than Rose's prolific production though, was his steady leadership and poise throughout the contest...
BILL GATES His stake in Microsoft may be down $48.5 billion this year, but Gates, though dogged by the DOJ, is racking up brownie points through his charitable foundation, richest in the world. WAS WORTH: $87.8 billion in December NOW WORTH: $39.3 billion...
...recruiters on the road to find minority applicants; each recruiter visits about 80 predominantly black or Hispanic high schools. Two weeks ago, Rice recruiter Tamara Siler dropped in on Westlake High in Atlanta, where 99% of the 1,296 students are black. Siler went bearing literature and advice, and though only two kids showed up, she said, "I'm pleased...
...astonishment. But in his three years as chief of the agency, the former National Security Council aide has rewritten his job description. Tenet is far less deskbound than his predecessors, ready to leave the security of the Langley, Va., headquarters for the action of the field. And though he's been working to clean up the inside of the agency--helping it adjust to post-cold war spying missions--he's also been a dramatic outside presence. President Clinton, for example, regularly calls on Tenet to chat with Arafat, relying on a loose friendship between the two men that dates...
...scenario assumes electors vote as they have pledged. But some electors have gone their own way. In 1976 a Republican Washington State elector cast a ballot for Ronald Reagan even though Gerald Ford was the G.O.P. nominee. Only a handful of electors have strayed. But in a tie race, it would take only one elector voting for Ralph Nader or his Aunt Edna to throw the whole thing off. To be sure, since electors are chosen by their parties, they're usually loyal. But only a few states require a pledge from electors. And that rule has never been tested...