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Artifact 10: Mitt Romney's Olympic Pins
By 1999, following a crushing defeat in his bid to take the Senate seat of Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) almost five years earlier, Mitt Romney felt he had only one option left to remain in public life: becoming the CEO of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games.
October 1, 2012
Artifact Nine: Obama's Big Political Play
Obama learned from his first big loss to Bobby Rush. Before he launched his next political campaign, he engaged in some political maneuvering that would allow him to run for, and win, a seat in the U.S. Senate.
October 1, 2012
Bank of America Agrees to Settle Charges Over Merrill Purchase
If approved, the settlement would represent the largest of its kind to come out of the financial crisis.
September 28, 2012
Lessons & Losses: A Discussion of Week Two's Artifacts
We released four more "Artifacts of Character" this week, looking back at Mitt Romney and Barack Obama's early debates -- and losses, and at the lessons they taught others. Now, a small group of the country's leading journalists covering the candidates weigh in on this week's artifacts.
September 28, 2012
Artifact Eight: Romney Takes On Kennedy
Time was running out for Mitt Romney on Oct. 25, 1994. With Election Day fast approaching, a once-close Senate race seemed to be slipping away.
September 27, 2012
A Changing of the Guard at Houston's Disciplinary School
After 15 years of pioneering a private model of disciplining public school students -- and arousing persistent controversy from Florida to Texas -- Community Education Partners (CEP), one of the nation's largest private education firms, says it is closing its doors.
September 27, 2012
Artifact Seven: Obama's First Big Loss
He may be a skilled orator now, but Obama's performance in some of his early debates wasn't so impressive.
September 27, 2012
Apollo 20: One Man's Plan to Fix Failing Schools
Like many of the kids who wind up in failing public schools, Harvard economist Roland Fryer grew up amid violence and drugs, and with little hope for the future.
September 25, 2012