Word: deaver
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...cyclists whirring into high gear. Redmond's roster boasts ex-Republican National Committee chairman and renowned spinmeister Haley Barbour, former Minnesota Congressman Vin Webber (a Newt Gingrich confidant) and former New Jersey Congressman Tom Downey (an Al Gore confidant). Edelman Worldwide, in the person of Reagan-era imagemaker Mike Deaver, is handling the company's overall Washington p.r. effort...
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...however, for Gates has finally focused on his Washington woes. And he is attacking the issue the way he storms into any battle he's losing: identify the problem, open his wallet, and buy a solution. In this case, that means pricey Beltway sluggers like former Reagan imagemaker Mike Deaver; Congressman-cum-fixer Vin Weber; and Tom Downey, former New York Democratic Congressman and close personal friend of Al ("Year 2000") Gore...
...with summiteers. "It's getting wild around here, and I say that as someone who went through the Persian Gulf War," says Colonel Bill Smullen, Powell's top aide. With just two months to pull off a splashy national event, Powell conducts short, ruthlessly efficient meetings. Former Reaganaut Michael Deaver, a p.r. consultant, says, "You might think something is going to breeze through, but nothing gets by unchallenged. He hates to waste time; he makes decisions easily. He is absolutely in charge...
...even in the leanest machine, it's hard to avoid such accoutrements of the '90s as logo-design consultants, glossy blue press packets and focus groups that mall-test key words to see which ones grab people's attention. Deaver's p.r. firm, Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, is billing its services at a 20% discount; Deaver is donating his. Powell is not going to put up with the kind of waste made notorious by charity balls and the United Way scandal, in which money was spent to raise more money and lavished on salary and perks. The two founding partners...