Word: fame
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Democratic penchant for sidestepping military matters makes Kerry’s all-out focus on his Vietnam record all the more interesting. Only a year ago, in the midst of Howard Dean’s fifteen minutes of fame, the likelihood that the eventual Democratic presidential nominee would be a decorated soldier seemed remote. Indeed, the spectacle of tens of thousands of passionate leftist Democrats cheering someone’s Vietnam service as “noble” seemed a sight about as likely as Dick Cheney attending a MoveOn.org block party. One is tempted to ask people when...
...Claim to fame: Not so long ago, catalogs garnered about as much respect in the luxury world as layaway plans. Lorenzotti, 35, changed that with Vivre, her glossy source book of luxe goods...
...Claim to fame: Ralph Lauren's son David, recently promoted to oversee the company's advertising and marketing, is on a mission to turn his father's global fashion establishment into a multimedia powerhouse, a launching pad for websites, films and magazines...
...Claim to fame: Grandson of the late Estee Lauder, he rose through the ranks and was recently named CEO of the Estee Lauder Cos.--the $5 billion beauty enterprise chaired by his father Leonard...
...Claim to fame: Known for their Midas touch with companies like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger (in the 1990s they turned Hilfiger into a $1.8 billion brand), they have set their sights on Michael Kors, buying 85% of his company, with plans to turn it into a $1 billion brand...