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As my parents tried to calm their petulant 17-month-old baby, a young and bushy-haired fellow approached. Clinton's first words were "Heeey there, you two. I've been wonderin' how long it would be 'fore I met the big guy. Give 'em here." At that point, Clinton...

Author: By Tom Cotton, | Title: Clinton's Politicking Is Sincere | 10/19/1996 | See Source »

In most businesses being first to market grants a lead not easily forfeited. McDonald's, Coke and Hertz debuted years before Burger King, Pepsi and Avis, and have held on. In the high-tech world, however, the opposite appears to obtain: early products such as Betamax and Macintosh were steamrollered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bizwatch, May 20, 1996 | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

Virgin Atlantic wants a piece of the same action: later this month the airline will begin running advertisements featuring a male couple in Out and the Advocate, the nation's two most prominent gay magazines. Meanwhile, Avis and National Car Rental have dropped the additional-driver fees they used to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE | 9/25/1995 | See Source »

Avis, Hertz and other rental car companies are using computer screenings to refuse cars to as many as 1 in 10 potential customers. Drivers can be turned down for having too many traffic violations and for drunk-driving convictions.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Digest | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

There are certain species of athletes. There are the talented, histrionic media-animals (the Deion Sanders/Keith Elias breed, given to uncontrollable yapping) and the rara avis. the gifted, modest, controlled class of athlete.

Author: By Justin R.P. Ingersoll, | Title: Hill's Triple Threat: Run, Hit and Lead | 3/24/1993 | See Source »

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