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...inbox from Scott Jennings, a special assistant to the President. Dated Feb. 28 - the day Iglesias went public with his accusation that Domenici and Wilson had improperly inquired about the corruption investigation - it is described in the log as: "Discussion re: telephone call received from Sen. Domenici's COS [chief of staff] re: Iglesias press conference...
...sold at a mall near you?have all but ignored environmentalists' calls for them to reduce solid waste and energy consumption and search for more renewable resources?until now. Ecologically minded brands like Clarins, which is French, or Aveda and Origins and their corporate owner, the Estée Lauder Cos., continue to innovate, while other, more conventional beauty companies like Lancôme, Kiehl's Since 1851 and Paul Mitchell are finding philanthropic ways to lessen their impact on the world's resources...
...Aveda is really on the leading edge of this work," says Malcolm Bond, the Estée Lauder Cos.' executive vice president of global operations. "They then become the role model for our other brands to pick up on." Lauder employs 30 people in its environment, health and safety division to figure out how to reduce energy consumption, seek new energy sources and find ways to use postconsumer and sustainable materials in each of its 25 brands. "For example, we've reduced our power consumption company-wide by about 10% since 1998," says Bond. "That's the equivalent of us planting...
State Farm Insurance Cos...
...frustrating absurdities. Jackson originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson but was shunted to understudy when Charles S. Dutton became available. Jackson also spent two years as Bill Cosby's on-set stand-in for The Cosby Show. (He does a formidable Cos impression.) After Pulp Fiction made him famous in his mid-40s, Jackson settled into his current rhythm of mixing prestige projects with what might fondly be called exuberant crap. For both, his preparation is obsessive. He writes out full character biographies--"Educational background, who his parents were, what he did, where...