Word: cowboy
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...only thing going through my head was, ‘This dude messed with the wrong cowboy,’” Blewett recalled. “When he was sitting at his typewriter, I bet he had no idea he was messing with a guy who hasn’t lost an arm-wrestling match since the fall of fourth grade...
...understand why people may have trouble believing Bush when he says this, both because of his cowboy reputation and because of recent statements about Saddam Hussein such as “After all, this is the guy who tried to kill my dad.” But Bush must favor trying inspections for three reasons. First, it is in our interest to know what Saddam is building and to disarm him, and this can be accomplished much more easily through proper inspections than through war. Second, Bush has no reason to anger the entire international community unless he truly feels...
...especially sections proposing to boost foreign aid and promote democracy, it will certainly fan fears of unilateral American intervention abroad. Instead of issuing provocative reports, the president’s top priority should be to garner the world’s support, not to strengthen Bush’s cowboy, go-it-alone image...
...when the market rebounded. Some trace Citi's ethical lapses to Weill's 1997 acquisition of Salomon Brothers, a rowdy bond-trading house notorious for bending rules, which in 1991 suffered the wrath of regulators for trying to corner the market in Treasury securities. "Salomon had a well-known cowboy culture, and he did not put in the controls that were needed," says Michael Mayo, a bank analyst at Prudential Financial. Weill has been personally taken to task on two fronts: for possibly asking former telecom analyst Jack Grubman to rethink his negative opinion of AT&T, on whose board...
...Trend Alert Boot Up, Urban Cowboy By KATE DRAKE/Hong Kong The deer and antelope are still less than abundant, but when it comes to fashion, Hong Kong is now at home on the range. Cowboy boots and fringe-covered suede boots are suddenly hotter than Death Valley in August. Local magazine Fashion & Beauty recently ran a full page story flogging the new style, and retailers are finding it difficult to keep their shelves stocked. Local store i.t, which started carrying Western-style boots in July, sold out its first shipment of over 1,000 pairs in just two weeks. Zarina...