Barack Obama, Forever Sizing Up
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From his days leading The Harvard Law Review to his presidential campaign, Barack Obama has always run meetings by a particular set of rules.
Saving the system
Oct 9th 2008
From The Economist print edition
At last a glimmer of hope, but more boldness is needed to avert a global economic catastrophe
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CONFIDENCE is everything in finance. Until this week the politicians trying to tackle the credit crunch had done little to restore this essential ingredient. In America Congress dithered over the Bush administration’s $700 billion bail-out plan. In Europe governments have casually played beggar-my-neighbour politics, with countries launching deposit-guarantee schemes that destabilise banks elsewhere. This week, however, saw the first glimmers of a comprehensive global answer to the confidence gap. Read the rest of this entry »
斯蒂芬·罗奇：“后泡沫世界”的陷阱
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斯蒂芬·罗奇：“后泡沫世界”的陷阱
世界能否从这次宏观震荡中汲取深刻的教训？美国和中国可能是其中的关键，而近期的迹象并不乐观
【《财经网》专稿/特约作者 斯蒂芬·罗奇】这是一种似曾相识的逻辑。
高盛：“什么，我会担心？”
在高盛与美国政府千丝万缕的联系作用之下，其自救手腕运用得更加高明，也有恃无恐
【《财经网》专稿/特约作者 余中】即使前任CEO现在贵为美国财长、再前任CEO为前任美国财长、满屋子都是“宇宙主人”，高盛也有担心的一天。这一天便是上周末（9月19日）。
谁左右了刘翔
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田径中心的失败“豪赌”
事实上，无论是为了国家荣誉，还是为了商业利益，田径中心此时也惟有继续赌下去。因为在此前的数月中，他们一直拒绝向外界透露刘翔的伤势，并在种种不利情况之下努力营造刘翔卫冕神话。
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揭秘携程网奇特的商业模式
zz from online
携程网的商业模式一望即知：庞大的会员卡客户群体——向酒店和航空公司获取更低的折扣——自己获取中间的佣金。这未免使人产生两个感觉：携程是容易模仿的；携程这样的企业并非传统旅游企业直接的竞争对手。
这两个感觉很可能都是错的。
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After Bush
Mar 27th 2008
From The Economist print edition
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America’s foreign policy may change under the next president, but confusion over Iraq, worries about overstretch and divisions over the country’s role in the world will remain, says Adrian Wooldridge (interviewed here)
GULF IN PERCEPTIONS OVER TIBET
Outside China, especially in western countries, the violent unrest in Tibet has been seen as a people spontaneously rising up after years of religious and cultural oppression by a ruthless ruling party. Read the rest of this entry »
CHINA’S CHAMPIONS
zz from Financial Times Mar 20, 2008
When the Aluminium Corporation of China acquired a 9 per cent stake in Rio Tinto last month, the Chinese state-owned company pulled off a number of firsts. Not only was it the biggest ever overseas investment by a Chinese group, it was also the largest ever dawn raid on the London stock market.
李金华：全中国人民的审计长
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作者:南方周末记者 寿蓓蓓 林楚方 [2008-03-05 21:45:09]
(2004.12.30)
直到现在，中国公众对61岁的国家审计署审计长李金华的了解，主要是通过审计报告和为数不多的几次接受媒体采访的谈话，但他们已经对这个自称“国家财产的看门狗”的官员感到亲切，并且习惯了“李铁面”的称呼。
2004年又是一场“审计风暴”，他还是接受了记者们的采访。在采访中，他说出了谁都没有想到的话，“得罪了所有人，就谁也不得罪了”、“不断后路难当审计长”、“死猪不怕开水烫”，用中国式的勇气描述自己的内心世界和其中的压力。