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Use the Big Deadline
Posted on December 20, 2009 | 12 CommentsFriends, Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrote a fascinating piece on President Obama’s wide-reaching use of deadlines – on Gitmo, health care, Iran, Russian arms deals, and a wide array of other issues – in yesterday’s New York Times. She suggests the risks can be high when... -
Think Football – 4th Quarter
Posted on October 4, 2009 | 11 CommentsFriends, A quickie this morning. This is the first week of the fourth quarter. Think: Football 4th quarter. We’re behind. It’s been a lousy first three quarters for businesses, non-profits, and governments. The crowds are fidgeting, angry, some are filing out of the stadium. ...
