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...thus, in an early-morning meeting whose minutes we will never read, came the first big test of Bush's vaunted people skills. One of the hallmarks of Bill Clinton's unparalleled economic run was his cordial relationship with the Fed; Bush would be wise to follow that lead. Yet the first thing he's bringing Greenspan is a plan to rock the boat...
...gate agent might be the worst thing you can do. "Gate agents," says a former airline executive, "are processors, not problem solvers." Instead head back to the ticket counter, where the personnel tend to be less harassed and more knowledgeable, and have access to better information. Try to be cordial; if the airline reps get snippy, ask to see the airline's on-site customer-service manager. That's the top of the complaint food chain, the person who can make your life pleasant or merely bearable...
...special election to replace the sheriff. He fared poorly at the polls. Four months later, he tried again and got only a fraction of the votes, losing to Sidney Dorsey, an Atlanta homicide detective who became the county's first black sheriff. The two men had a cordial relationship, but that turned when Derwin announced he was again running for sheriff. The moment television-news cameras caught jail inmates working on projects for Dorsey's wife, Derwin went on the offensive, all but calling Dorsey a crook during campaign stops...
...Hormel's case, Ashcroft's objections had nothing to do with his qualifications and everything to do with his lifestyle. Ashcroft would refuse even to meet with judicial nominees he opposed to hear their side of the story. "I have found him on a personal basis to be very cordial and courteous," says Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin, who claims he hasn't yet made up his mind on how he will vote. "But when we have run into political differences, I have found him to be very rigid and inflexible...
...speedy meeting, fraught with symbolism. After greeting each other with cordial smiles and vigorous handshakes, Vice President Al Gore and President-elect George W. Bush conferred privately for about 20 minutes Tuesday at the vice president's residence. The talk, aides report, centered on reconciliation and the now-familiar theme of "healing the wounds" left by a bitter election and post-election cycle. They could have talked about peanut brittle, of course, and it wouldn't have made much difference. The healing was all in the pre-confab photo...