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...abolished neither, and now the endgame of his political career has begun. Chirac has played a leading role in France's public affairs for some 40 years, since he first served as a Minister in the 1960s under Georges Pompidou, his only real political mentor. He was Prime Minister twice, in the 1970s and '80s, and mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, when he left that office to take up the presidency. In the more than two centuries since the French republic was founded, no one else has remained in power for so long. Chirac's longevity...
...publicly. Woodward has refused to say publicly who the source is but notes that "the process of my reporting was the catalyst for the source to go to the prosecutor and for me to be called by Fitzgerald." Woodward also told TIME that he had gone to his source twice before--once in 2004 and the second time earlier this year--and asked to be released from his pledge, but that the source had declined...
...even before hurricanes Katrina and Rita disrupted supply lines and briefly pushed oil past $70 at summer's end. Some investors clearly believe Goldman's story: cash flowing into energy-related stock mutual funds this year has reached $6 billion--already more than twice last year's total. These funds now have assets of $21 billion, up from $3 billion just three years ago, according to fund-research firm AMG Data...
...have quite similar backgrounds: both finished formal schooling early, left their family homes and started TV careers at 16. The parents of both separated. "Michelle's twice as uncomfortable in interviews as I am," says Ledger. He doesn't add, "And even better at acting." But we like to imagine he was thinking...
...tiny Pueblo become a leader in the antismoking movement? "We did a lot of education on the issue for four years before we even tried to get an ordinance," says Nevin-Woods. The hard work paid off. Voters affirmed the new rule twice. And while others may quibble that 27% doesn't seem like much of a benefit, it makes a world of difference if you're one of the city's 108 citizens who didn't suffer a heart attack...