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...businessman and budgeteer; many hoped that in a time of surpluses, O?Neill would lead a long-awaited common-sense assault on the tax code and government spending. The hope was that his lack of credibility with Wall Street - Rubin came from a long stretch as a Goldman Sachs bigwig - wouldn?t be missed. The occasional gaffes - appearing to talk down the dollar, making fun of day traders, throwing head-fakes over Argentina, and spending the first weeks in office improving worker safety at Treasury even as the first signs of a serious downturn became apparent - drew plenty of head...
...sword, the Green Destiny. This is the holy weapon of Li Mubai (Chow), a legendary warrior looking for peace in his later days. He entrusts the sword to Yu Shulien (Yeoh), a gifted martial artist with whom he shares an unspoken love. Then Jen (Zhang), daughter of a political bigwig, arrives, and everything tips off-balance. The wiser, more cautious adults sense Jen's avidity for rare and dangerous toys like the Green Destiny. They are also suspicious of her governess (Cheng Peipei), who bears a resemblance to the ruthless killer Jade Fox. Then one night the sword disappears...
...ruling, based on its reading of the word "arbitrarily." With Volusia County standing in for them appeal-wise in the Florida Supreme Court over the 5 p.m. certification deadline, the message at 2:15 p.m. to eager counties from former secretary of state Warren Christopher and antitrust bigwig David Boies was, go ahead with the hand recounts. If results come in late, Boies said, Florida secretary of state Katherine Harris "has a duty to accept those reports unless she has a good reason not to." Needless to say, the Gore camp does not see any good reasons...
Before taking office, Middelhoff spent a year in the U.S., improving his English and trying to get to know every media bigwig in the States. He and AOL CEO Steve Case became good friends, and Case began to introduce Middelhoff around. Although he may have that steely look and the precision dress of a Frankfurt banker, his new media friends discovered Middelhoff to be a man of surprising charm and easy humor. That down-homeness may reflect his roots. He lives on a farm outside Gutersloh with his wife, five children, 45 cows and sheep, and a duck pond. "Thomas...
Summers is not the only Washington bigwig to be named. But this presidential search is also unusual in that it coincides with another: the nation's. Many of those who might be considered do not know if they will be out of work or newly appointed come January...