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Gore's courtship of labor has already backfired on his boss. Last week G.O.P. Senators threw up new roadblocks to the nomination of Alexis Herman as Labor Secretary to punish the Administration for saying it would weigh the friendliness of companies toward unions in awarding federal contracts. It was Gore who made the case for this approach in a speech last Monday to the AFL-CIO's building and construction unions. There was little new in his announcement, but it was strident enough to bring a standing ovation from the unionists and a fit of pique from the Republicans...
...general for dragging its feet in pursuing CIA traitor Aldrich Ames, who worked for the Russians in Washington (and under the FBI's and CIA's nose) for nine years before he was finally captured. Such failures tend to crowd out the agency's successes--the imprisonment of Mob boss John Gotti, the conviction of the World Trade Center bombers, the capture of the alleged Unabomber, the solution of the Montana Freemen standoff--and leave morale at an all-time...
...known as a tough boss; if he indulges the Gallianos on the creative side, he is whipping the production side, taking advantage of all the available back-room synergies in manufacturing and distribution. For instance, Lacroix's Bazar line is manufactured by Kenzo; Jungle, Kenzo's perfume, is made by the Givenchy factory; and Vuitton's first perfume is being concocted by Guerlain, another LVMH firm. The principle is to control costs rigorously, then spend a fortune on advertising...
...Lacroix, the most accomplished of the LVMH designers, hasn't earned a sou for LVMH in 10 years. That may change soon; his very young Bazar line is breaking into the black. Lacroix, whose atelier is the only one Arnault started from scratch, is a sharp observer of his boss: "He needs to be convinced in his eye and his mind--it is essential." As to Arnault the businessman, Lacroix echoes the common opinion: "He loves the new, he loves to astonish and to be first with something. If it means clearing the land to make a new garden, then...
Darnell ("Boss Man") McGee had a way with the opposite sex. In the area around East St. Louis, Illinois, he was a familiar face. He would hang out by the skating rink or the junior high school, smiling and waving at the girls. To make them feel special, he told them they were pretty and gave them gifts. Over the past two years, he had sex with at least 61 women and girls, ranging in age from 12 to 22. Three months ago, McGee, 28, was shot dead. But he left many of his partners something to remember...