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Gene Cavanaugh, a 68-year-old Northern Californian, is adamant that he's got a lot of years left, which is his justification for keeping the half of his net worth that's not invested in Texas and California real estate in the stock market. A former software executive who dabbles in patent law, he has watched his retirement stock portfolio grow by an average annual return of 20% over the past 10 years. "I'm pretty dedicated to the idea of trying to get a surplus on my money," says Cavanaugh. "If I had money I wanted to salt...
...many Republicans in Congress and beyond, blocking a censure resolution would be the last great political blunder in a year-long Clinton scandal that has unified Democrats and nearly crippled the G.O.P. "Republicans need the cover as much as Democrats do," warns Ken Duberstein, a former Reagan White House chief of staff and Republican Party elder. "Just because Democrats want it doesn't make...
...into an organization that is "more like an investment bank," says Tim Geithner, the 37-year-old Under Secretary for International Affairs. Unlike past Secretaries, who wanted decisions presented as thumbs-up, thumbs-down recommendations, Rubin wants debate. "He is a master at eliciting opinions," says David Lipton, a former Treasury official. The emblematic Treasury encounter is what Rubin calls a "rolling meeting," which cruises from one corner of the globe to the other as aides sprint in and out of the room. Says Lipton: "Often in meetings Rubin will cut right through the hierarchy, reach down...
...then there's the impending arrival of Oxygen, an all-new cable channel set to debut on Jan. 1, 2000, which will target women and children exclusively. Launched by former Nickelodeon president Geraldine Laybourne, it will rely heavily for its programming on producer Marcy Carsey, the force behind such hit shows as Roseanne and 3rd Rock from the Sun. "There is no diversity on network TV right now," says Carsey. "All the women are young and beautiful and work in the media. They don't seem to have any real problems." Except, of course, for the women...
Marcus Naslund, a former Penguins first-round draft choice, scored his 28th and 29th goals of the season in the second period after Pittsburgh's Peter Skudra replaced an injured Tom Barrasso in goal. Vancouver scored on two of its four shots in the period...