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Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)
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to a request for comment. Mr. Thiel is routinely labeled a libertarian. On a bookshelf in the apartment, as if in confirmation, is a hardback copy of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged," the bible of the movement. A gift, he said. A lesser-known but possibly deeper influence was the French philosopher René Girard, wh
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in fondness for the farmers in the state of Iowa because I was about to run for president" [f]. In 2008, former Fed Chair Greenspan conceded that his Ayn Rand philosophies regarding regulations and shareholder self-interest were flawed. Perhaps the most famous epiphany was from Robert McNamara, Secretary of
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rtain fondness for the farmers in the state of Iowa because I was about to run for president."* In 2008, former Fed Chair Greenspan conceded that his Ayn Rand philosophies regarding regulations and shareholder self-interest were flawed. Perhaps the most famous epiphany was from Robert McNamara, Secretary of
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in fondness for the farmers in the state of Iowa because I was about to run for president" [f]. In 2008, former Fed Chair Greenspan conceded that his Ayn Rand philosophies regarding regulations and shareholder self-interest were flawed. Perhaps the most famous epiphany was from Robert McNamara, Secretary of
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Bill Clinton
PersonPresident of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)

JPMorgan Chase
OrganizationAmerican multinational banking and financial services holding company

Al Gore
PersonVice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

Osama bin Laden
PersonSaudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

Christina Romer
PersonEconomist

John Taylor
PersonEnglish bassist and member of Duran Duran

Paul Tsongas
PersonAmerican politician (1941–1997)

Bob Kerrey
PersonAmerican politician and U.S. Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Keith Poole
PersonAmerican football player
Gerald Wynn
Person
Stratford
LocationTown in Warwickshire, England
the National Federation of Small
Organization
Connecticut
LocationState of the United States of America

McGovern
PersonFamily name

Alan Greenspan
PersonAmerican economist and financial advisor (born 1926)

New England
LocationRegion of the northeasternmost United States

Northeast
LocationIntercardinal direction

John Cogan
PersonProfessor of law

U.S. Senate
OrganizationUpper house of the United States Congress
Michael Cembalest
Person