Word: accountability
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...bonanza goes on. As part of the deal, Bass was also rewarded with some $300 million in tax benefits. Taking those into account, Bass stands to make straight profits of $400 million to $500 million over the next four years, which roughly equals his original investment. To post those earnings, the thrift will have to be well managed. For that Bass has hired Mario Antoci, one of California's most respected thrift executives...
...staff position fails to take into account a number of factors which make lotteries an inevitable part of the Core Curriculum, and glosses over the simplest solution. The proposed plan, increasing the number of courses offered, would not solve any problems; some classes will always be overly popular due to student preferences and word-of-mouth, regardless of the amount of offerings...
...goes on like this for two days -- informed, stream-of-consciousness musings on world affairs and turkey behavior. This is Baker's second hunting tour of the week. The first was in the company of his "pal," George Bush. "We only got 17 quail," says Baker. "Mostly on account of the dry weather. The quail haven't been reproducing in their normal numbers. And of course you have to factor in that the President-elect is, how shall I put it, an erratic shot." "It was good for them to do so poorly," says Baker's wife Susan later. "They...
...main character, Sherman McCoy, losing $6 million for his firm in about 15 minutes. I thought, "Well, this is fiction. I'll go ahead and do it." My typewriter had hardly stopped moving before I picked up the New York Times, and there on Page One was an account of a young investment banker, about the same age as my character, 38, who lost $250 million for his firm in a week. I felt like Alice in Wonderland, running as hard as I can to stay in the same place...
...Nunn plan will effectively separate those students who can go to college directly from those who cannot afford to go on account of financial constraints. In light of this, the plan is both coercive and discriminatory. Faced with the tremendous (and rising) costs of education and the possibility of receiving no federal aid, low-income students would have no choice but to join the army or sweep city streets if they want to afford a college education...