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...Bush is not so shy about selling his record of governing in Texas, which he boasts has been successful because of political relationships with Republicans and Democrats that he cultivated before he was even elected. While running against former Democratic governor Ann Richards in 1994, Bush paid a secret visit to Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, a Democrat and the most powerful person in Texas politics. "You may not think I'm going to win," Bush told him, "but when I do, I want to work with you." Even when Bush's prediction came to pass, the famously crusty Bullock...
...cost anywhere from $250 to $500 a month and are not covered by insurance. Coaches insist they stay more focused on the phone and are often better listeners than friends and family can be. "Without realizing it, people close to you may have their own agendas for you," said Ann Fisher, based in Illinois, who left a magazine-publishing job to become a coach...
Judy Melvin, a professor in Phoenix, Ariz., who hired a coach at a friend's urging, credits coaching with turning her life around. Melvin, 46 and single, has lost 40 lbs., joined a dating service and is better organized on the job. "My coach holds me accountable," she says. Ann Somerset of Gaithersburg, Md., claims the clarity she gained from her coach enabled her to win a squeaker race for city council last year. He even helped her choose outfits...
...almighty dollar and the lust for worldwide fame slowly killed tradition and for that someone should hang." Spooky. Making light of it all is a song called I'd Give My Right Nut to Save Country Music, sung with deadpan earnestness by C.M.A. Single of the Year winner LEE ANN WOMACK and the lesser-known Ray Driskoll. "It's really meant as a gag," says Nut co-writer Jim Beavers. "We don't take sides; we just think the song's really funny." To promote the song, Driskoll pretended to undergo an orchiectomy at a Nashville radio station...
Elaine Williamson's three offspring, all in their 30s, are long gone from the family's New York City apartment. They're settled in homes around the country, married, with children of their own. So, why, Elaine wants to know, is her home still jammed with Ann's childhood books; Elizabeth's bridesmaid's dresses; and Jim's surfboard, bicycle and shoes? Has she ever asked them to take these things? Williamson, a science teacher, laughs: "All the time...