Word: father-in-law
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...husband Firas, 40, says his family would leave too if they could afford to. The couple and their two children share the home with Nafret's family. Firas can see no way out of Iraq's current misery. "Everything is bad," says Firas. "Very bad." He and his father-in-law squabble over whom to blame. "Real victory is raising suffering people up. That's what Bush promised," says the doctor. No, replies Firas, "he said only freedom and democracy. We have freedom and democracy, and we're worse off." But Firas insists today's troubles are the toxic legacy...
...leaves every four months, says fewer than 1% of its 24,000 employees have asked to come home. After the Easter attacks, CEO Dave Lesar visited 1,200 workers in Kuwait, but by then scores of drivers had asked to come home. Heering is now working with his father-in-law in construction. His past-due bills are paid, but there's nothing for college. Although he is angry and anxious, Heering hasn't called about counseling. Come fall, he plans to vote for George Bush, but he has harsh words for KBR. "If they send a truck...
...have to convince Tom Marinello, 51, of Carson, Calif., that prediabetes should be taken seriously. After his father-in-law died of complications from diabetes, Marinello, unaware that he was at risk, enrolled in the Diabetes Prevention Program at the University of California, Los Angeles, hoping to help others with the disease. He was surprised to learn that he was prediabetic. By paying closer attention to what he eats and by making sure to walk nearly every day, Marinello dropped 28 lbs. from his 260-lb., 6ft. 1-in. frame, and his fasting-glucose level is down to 110 mg/dL...
...unit, which had $27 million in revenue last year--a tiny share of the conglomerate's overall $11.2 billion revenue. But Noel has the right dynastic connections to take over the group, founded by an ancestor in the 19th century. His half brother Ratan is now chairman, and father-in-law Pallonji Mistry is one of the largest shareholders...
...several types of possibilities in recent months, and consulting closely with Joel Hyatt, the founder of Hyatt Legal Services, a nationwide chain of low-cost, storefront legal clinics. (Hyatt ran for Senate from Ohio in 1994, unsuccessfully seeking the seat that was vacated by the retirement of his father-in-law, Howard Metzenbaum.) One entertainment industry source who met with Gore and Hyatt earlier this year said that, at that time, part of what they envisioned was youth-oriented programming, "putting video cameras in the hands of kids." Another source close to Gore and Hyatt says the venture would...