Word: bankrupting
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...Something about the firm begins to puzzle Seth: Why is the commission so high? How do so many of his colleagues become millionaires in so short a time? Why do the customers fall into economic ruin one after another? The truth leaves Seth morally bankrupt...
...even opposing the Social Democrats in two key upcoming state elections. But the Social Democrats' top brass weren't gloating Wednesday when CDU chief Wolfgang Schaeuble resigned over the campaign-funding scandal centered around Kohl. The $20 million fine levied at the CDU for the fund-raising improprieties could bankrupt the party - and that could mean unrest in the entire political system...
...what you'd expect from a 108-year-old company that worshipped Wasp culture and outfitted Teddy Roosevelt's safaris. The Limited bought the once bankrupt company in 1988, then jettisoned it to shareholders in 1998. The youthful Jeffries, 55, resuscitated Abercrombie by preserving its East Coast roots but repositioning its focus from a group he refers to as "70 to death" in favor of the 14-to-22 set. A&F shrewdly understands that teens want to belong, and has captured their dollars by making sure they want to belong to the beautiful, exclusive world that the Abercrombie image...
...remedy the situation, LaRouche advocated a return to the Bretton Woods monetary system adopted by Roosevelt in 1944, saying that the government must reorganize the bankrupt system and must impose high protective tariffs on trade...
California holds dangers all its own, mainly its potential virtually to bankrupt either side. Neither camp has much organization on the ground there, where it takes a lot of money to build one--as much as $10 million, according to political consultant Bill Carrick. Bradley's senior adviser there, Gale Kaufman, is trying to construct one that deploys volunteers, using e-mail to rally supporters and keep the momentum building, and offsets Gore's advantage of having the labor unions...