Word: fords
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...Johnson (still a beloved national figure), Rosalynn Carter and Barbara Bush all managed to balance the external and internal functions of First Lady. They were good performers, good wives and good political partners. All of them promoted important causes--but none was an independent political figure. Nor was Betty Ford, an ordinary political housewife catapulted into an extraordinary role. To her credit, Mrs. Ford spoke with therapeutic candor to a nation looking for relief from Vietnam and Watergate, showing that the First Family was, well, just like any other American family, with secrets and troubles of its own, from...
...home teams, the boom in top-of-the-line sport-utility vehicles has helped expand the market for luxury in new directions and fatten the profits of General Motors, Ford and Chrysler as Motown-made Navigators, Expeditions and Grand Cherokees have amassed the lion's share of the SUV segment. Last year SUVs accounted for 17.7% of overall Big Three sales, up from 12.7% five years ago. But even that segment is under pressure. In Detroit this week BMW is unveiling its X5, a so-called sport-activity vehicle that combines the company's vaunted performance with a light truck...
...letter supporting the proposal, Alysson R. Ford '00 wrote that a small group of people decides who leads the organization, and that under the proposal associates could choose leaders who would represent their views...
...find it particularly reprehensible that as SAC prepares to consider changes to this structure, it has not even solicited the opinions of its associates," wrote Ford, who is also a Crimson editor. "While the opinion of SAC is important, how can you discuss this issue in an informed manner if you do not also know how the associates at the IOP feel...
...their letters, Ford and David B. Alpert '00 criticized for SAC for holding luncheons with high-profile politicians that were not announced to associates...