Word: cards
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...provocative questions." His bad-cop act has the President's support, but Sununu has drawn fire from Congress and has left some staffers afraid to voice unpopular advice in his presence. Many consult more easily with Sununu's own good cop, deputy to chief of staff Andrew Card. Colleagues were relieved when Card decided to stay at the White House rather than run for Governor of Massachusetts...
...they come from the bank that issues my credit card, and it's my credit card account number at the bottom of the check...
...First," said Joey, "I called to be sure I'd really get frequent-flyer mileage if I used these checks. ((Usually with the checks you don't.)) They | said yes. Then I made sure my account balance was zero: I paid all my outstanding charges and quit using the card. ((He switched to his United Airlines Visa.)) Then I took one of the checks they sent me, made it out to myself for $10,000 and deposited it in my bank. So I was borrowing $10,000 from MasterCard. ((He has a big credit line.)) But at the same time...
Cost to Joey: nothing. Cost to MasterCard: 10,000 frequent-flyer miles. (The bank that issues Joey's MasterCard pays Pan Am a penny or so for each mile awarded -- about $100 in this case.) Lessons for us: Resist those tempting blank checks your credit-card company sometimes sends (unless you're really looking for a way to borrow money at 19.8%). Switch to a credit card that offers frequent-flyer miles. (If you're charging things, you might as well get a free trip once in a while.) Don't mess with my pal Joey...
Bush's strongest card with the Iranians may be his contacts with Algeria, whose intercession helped win the release of the American hostages in the U.S. embassy in Iran. Algeria's Ambassador to Beirut, Khaled Hasnawi, helped negotiate the stay of execution, using Algerian intelligence officers as his mediators with the kidnapers...