"If discussing the problem is something that that will enhance the work product or relationship, then the conversation should happen sooner rather than later, " Drum says.

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"The subject of a footprint for the United States post-Iraq is something that we're discussing and considering, " U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said last week.

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Between trips to London and his foundry in Germany, he is building a piece for Norman Foster's garden near Geneva and discussing the possibility of building something for the courtyard of the Prado in Madrid.

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