Word: firm
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...likely is it that the company's case will be heard on the Hill? Well, last year alone Fruit handed out more than $435,000 in soft-money donations, a figure that puts contributions by the firm (1998 sales: $2.2 billion) ahead of those of such giants as Coca-Cola, Exxon and Bank of America. Most of Fruit's plums go to Republicans, including $265,000 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee, run by Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, the principal opponent of campaign finance reform...
...seal of approval from the U.S. government in upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections. In fact, just after the Rodhams left, according to Georgian news reports, Abashidze trumpeted "the possibility of political support rendered to him by U.S. President Bill Clinton" and said the U.S. branch of the hazelnut investment firm would be located "next to the White House." The Rodhams' trip culminated with Tony's flying to Rome to become godfather to Abashidze's new grandson...
Meanwhile, if you're uneasy about using your cellular phone even in the absence of firm evidence that it's dangerous, here are some precautions: keep your conversations short, reserving longer chats for conventional phones; opt for a cell phone that directs the antenna away from the head; reduce cell-phone usage in buildings and cars, since that requires a stronger signal (or if you talk a lot from your car, install a phone with an external antenna); last, try a headset, with the phone strapped to your waist. This keeps the antenna away from your head--and that precious...
That isn't an ad for a 12-step program for workaholics. It's an act of employer desperation. Steve Loegering, president and CEO of Loegering Manufacturing, ran the pitch to attract workers to his firm in Casselton, N.D., 20 miles west of Fargo, in what Loegering jokingly labels the state's "tropical corner...
...that business is bad for Loegering, which makes over-the-tire tracks for front-end loaders like Bobcat vehicles. On the contrary, the firm has revenues of just under $25 million; 50 employees are working flat-out, and Loegering wants to hire 10 more in the next year. But in the Fargo area the unemployment rate is a teensy 1.4%, and finding good help is no small task. Last year Loegering's traditional newspaper ads drew only 15 to 20 resumes apiece, even for upper-management positions with competitive salaries. That's when Loegering decided to "step...