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...These fishermen were so stupid,” she said, noting that the men went from driving “beat-up trucks” to Rolls Royces. The blatant turnaround eventually led to their arrest...
...family, it seemed like a blatant power grab, and when its members replied, "No, grazie," he quit in a huff. The top job went instead to Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, the head of Ferrari and a family intimate for three decades. Two young Agnelli cousins were elevated too. John Elkann, 28, was appointed Fiat deputy chairman, and his cousin Andrea Agnelli, also 28, joined the board. Another long-standing Agnelli manager was quickly named CEO. "The family moved very fast," says a person close to the Agnellis. "Morchio was a bit Napoleonic. The new men are more into team building...
...families, Giuseppe Morchio made his move. As mourners paid their last respects, the chief executive of the Fiat auto and truck company that is the core of the Agnelli family fortune demanded to be given Umberto's title of chairman as well. To the family, it seemed like a blatant power grab, and when its members replied, "No, grazie," he quit in a huff. The top job went instead to Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, the head of Ferrari and a family intimate for three decades. Two young Agnelli cousins were elevated too. John Elkann, 28, was appointed Fiat deputy chairman...
...Formula 1 racing--kind of a NASCAR for the rest of the world--Michael Schumacher is king. He has claimed six world championships, including the past four for Ferrari. In an example of blatant but stylish cross-marketing, Olympus will introduce in July the official camera of Schumacher's racing team, the Ferrari Digital Model 2004 ($699), a 3.2megapixel digital camera with 3X optical zoom. The innards were conceived mainly by Olympus' brain trust. (Its sleek body is less than 1 in. thick, thanks to a periscope-style zoom lens, and though measuring only 3.7 in. across, it still...
...What Kerry Means To Say ..." [May 10], you described how John Kerry's every utterance is scrutinized for the slightest inaccuracy. His opponents quickly ascribe his mistakes to shiftiness or dishonesty. But when Bush tells blatant whoppers about important things, such as Iraq's possessing WMD, his misstatements are quickly excused or forgotten. With thousands dead in the fighting as a result of Bush's dishonesty about a nonexistent Iraqi threat, why is the press accusing Kerry of fudging the "all-important" distinction between 30-year-old medals and ribbons? JEREL DAWSON Miami...