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I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what the business model is for 'Newsweek' on the iPad, although that's very important work as well.

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Fareed Zakaria
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: January 20
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I should not be judged by a standard that's not applied to everyone else.
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