Word: accountants
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...scheme and struggle over whom to back and how to lay hands on still more of the vast wealth of Russia. During Yeltsin's most recent illness, they had begun to act as if his reign had ended and he didn't have to be taken into account. Yeltsin knew that. Now the schemers know they were mistaken...
Reynolds says he did not take financial security into account when choosing a career...
...settled for $175 million. Lyons and Edwards then called to scold Loewen for settling when their influence could have saved the company more money. Even so, Lyons and Edwards demanded the $2 million, claiming they had spent it helping the firm. The company wired $500,000 to a Milwaukee account but asked for receipts before sending the rest. Edwards allegedly called relentlessly. Several weeks passed, and then another call came. Lyons and Edwards said they were at the White House, just out of a heated meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus, which Lyons said was preparing to investigate Loewen...
These are among the claims of Closed Chambers (Times Books; $27.50), the first insider's account of the workings of the Supreme Court. Written by Edward Lazarus, who was a clerk for former Justice Harry Blackmun, it features frank, behind-the-scenes assessments of the Justices and quotes from E-mail sent over the court's computers. The book discusses legal history and doctrines, but it is the tales out of school that will no doubt attract the most attention. Lazarus repeats accounts that Thurgood Marshall, the court's legendary first black Justice, watched soap operas during the workday...
...long you owned it. And just to keep things fun, the lowest tax rate on gains from the sale of collectibles remains set at 28%. It seems that Congress doesn't want to encourage things like rare paintings, antique tables and wine collections showing up in your 401(k) account...