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...call Warnaco boss Linda Wachner, 55, lots of things, and within New York City's viper-lipped rag trade many do--ruthless, cruel, abrasive, self-serving, vulgar. And then there are the people who don't like her. But no one ever accused her of being lazy...
...mogul is betting he can sell himself as the Nice Rudy, a boss to keep the city safe without all that Giuliani vindictiveness and soap-opera strife. (Giuliani and his estranged wife have been fighting about whether his girlfriend can visit Gracie Mansion, the mayoral residence. Even New York is getting sick of it.) And Bloomberg's fortune--estimated at $4 billion--isn't his only weapon. John McCain, the most popular politician in the country right now, tells TIME that he will be stumping for Bloomberg. "I hope and intend to campaign for Michael," says the Arizona Senator...
Forget Jack Welch. The best still unwritten business book may come from the pen of Mariah Carey. After her 1998 divorce from Sony Music boss Tommy Mottola, Carey--the top-selling female singer of all time, with 140 million units sold worldwide--made it clear she wanted out of her contract. She got her wish in April, with an unlikely assist from Jennifer Lopez. In January, a snippet of music Carey had licensed for herself mysteriously appeared on Lopez's J. Lo album, also released by Sony. In the world of music divas, such double dealing can feel like...
...took a risk then. I chose being a possibly unemployed comic over being an employed copywriter. My boss at the time offered me a leave of absence, but I said I wouldn't be back. When he came to my first show, I made the mistake of asking him what he thought, and it was negative. From then on, I never asked that question again. It's only your opinion that matters. After my kids, I am most proud of having made my mark as a female comic in what was then strictly a male profession...
...number you just dialed and the music of the phone ringing at the other end. There's always a struggle if the person you're ringing is out. You don't understand, I've found myself telling numerous secretaries, I've just dialed this number 20 times - the boss...