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In This Issue of Condé Nast Portfolio

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October 2008
Cover Story

Master Overbuilder

Luxury builder Toll Brothers is anxiously riding out the industry bust. C.E.O. Bob Toll talks about how things got so bad—and how to fix them. Read More
Features
The Mansion

The Mansion

After moving his family into the grandest home in New Orleans, the author suffered a few housing crises of his own.
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Flight Risk

Flight Risk

Three decades after airline deregulation, flying is more miserable than ever. Should the government step back in? Read More

Taking on the Times

Taking on the Times

The most recent shareholder assault on the New York Times originated in the Deep South. Meet the Harbert family of Alabama. Read More

The Baddest Boy in Silicon Valley

The Baddest Boy in Silicon Valley

Halsey Minor made a mint in the '90s with CNET, his tech-news company. Now he's raking in millions with his investment firm—but he isn't making any friends. Read More

The Luckiest Roommates

SLIDESHOW The Luckiest Roommates

Some assigned pairs do more than just get along. They start companies—like Microsoft. A survey of the dormmates who launched some of the biggest deals in business. View Slideshow

X Woman

X Woman

When Anne Mulcahy took control of limping Xerox in 2000, the criticism was fierce. But the company's turnaround is in full bloom. She just needs to raise that lagging stock price. Read More

 
PLUS ...
  • Who Shot Motorola?

    Sales and share prices are sinking at the once-dominant cell-phone giant. The man who was ousted as C.E.O. shines a light on what went wrong at the company his family founded.
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COLUMNS
Health-Care Nation

Health-Care Nation

Two watchdogs reveal how—and why—the media so often botches the campaign issue of health insurance. Read More

Reining in the Speculators

Reining in the Speculators

We shouldn't blame rapid-fire traders for the downturn. But we should tax them. Read More

 
Disney's Magnetic Attraction

Interactive Features Disney's Magnetic Attraction

The train that would rocket from Disneyland to Vegas. View Interactive Feature

The Audacity of Hype

The Audacity of Hype

Has Obama's ban on lobbyist donations really cut off the flow of cash from K Street? Read More

 
S.E.C. No Evil

S.E.C. No Evil

Under Christopher Cox, the S.E.C. has cut back on enforcement. And that will make it tough to investigate the economic crisis. Read More

The Tab for the Four Seasons

The Tab for the Four Seasons

Rating the power-lunch eatery. Read More

 
UBS and the Diamond Smuggler

UBS and the Diamond Smuggler

An exclusive look at the Swiss private-banking scandal. Read More

Book Leave

Book Leave

The C.E.O. who greenlighted The Da Vinci Code looks back. Read More

 
CULTURE INC.
Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

As the young dancer Daniel Ulbricht bounds onto its stage, the New York City Ballet hopes for a similar jump at the box office. Read More

Top Docs

Top Docs

A new season of Grey's Anatomy kicks off this month. Which onscreen doctor earns the most off the set? Read More

 
Repro Man

Repro Man

How two unnumbered Takashi Murakami prints touched off an art-world imbroglio. Read More

In Praise of Big Brother

In Praise of Big Brother

Book Review: Intensive data tracking may improve our lives, but the long-term cost is difficult to fathom. Read More

 
PLUS ...
BRIEF
Talking to Chuck

Talking to Chuck

Charles Schwab on why investing is wise in a bear market. Read More

The Doom Index, Revisited

Interactive Features The Doom Index, Revisited

Experts' economic predictions, a year ago and today. View Interactive Feature

 
Google Vision

Google Vision

The $1.65 billion YouTube gambit, two years later. Read More

Ticket Masters

Ticket Masters

When companies give their stars the best seats. Read More

 
The Unforgiven

Interactive FeaturesThe Unforgiven

The candidates' lingering debts.
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Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books

A publishing rumble for McCain and Obama. Read More

 
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