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...their power, the Madigans don't exactly embrace the notion that they constitute a political line of succession. "Calling them a dynasty, I don't know if that's unfair," says the elder Madigan's spokesman Steve Brown, who has been with his boss for 26 years. "He's powerful, but he wields that power with respect and, more importantly, by talking to people. He doesn't use his power as a big hammer over someone's head...
...boss has been around even longer. Owner Frank Thompson, 77, who has been selling cars for 57 years, still brown-bags his lunch every day and puts in 40-45 hours a week, remembers even darker days for dealers: the oil embargo in 1973. Having lived through tough times before, Thompson was ready this time. In July, when he began to notice "For Sale" signs seemingly reproducing on neighborhood lawns overnight and hearing new horror stories every day about people who were upside-down on their mortgages, Thompson put his Dodge salesmen on salary, so they wouldn't have...
...week, the supposed champions of shrill nationalism responded with a Gallic shrug to the news that France's legendary Michelin guide will be edited by a German. The clichéd image of France as a bastion of macho swagger took a beating as well: the bible's new boss is a woman. (See TIME's Top 10 food trends of the year...
...cuisine is regarded as a lethal weapon in most parts of France, this personnel decision is a sensation," The Daily Mail quoted conservative German daily Die Welt amidst a smorgasbord of clichés. "It would be in the same dimension as if tomorrow Mercedes calmly announced the new boss of the development division was from Mars...
Perino, Dana •black eye is sustained by in melee following hurling of shoes at boss...