Word: funds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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First in Martha's Vineyard and then in the Hamptons, Hillary gave up her listening tour for sweet-talking the chattering classes out of whatever Clinton fatigue they might be feeling. In one sold-out fund raiser, at the waterfront home of former Universal Studios CEO Frank Biondi in Edgartown, she took in $250,000, as her husband held court on the porch, urging everyone to join the large crowd lined up for a photo with the candidate. It's hard to know what angst he's experiencing inside, but the President is at least making a good show...
...first day of vacation, Clinton was seen carrying a new mystery, Cold Hit by Linda Fairstein; by the time he left for the Hamptons, he had read that and several others. There's a rocking chair in Skaneateles with his name on it. Hillary will once again be fund raising. The torch has been passed...
...Congress moves to restrict the money flow, some experts say, the effect might not be what the reformers hope for. "Almost exactly the same amount would be spent but in different ways," predicts University of Virginia veteran campaign-finance watcher Larry Sabato. Companies, trade groups and unions would fund more grassroots organizing, phone banks, voter-registration drives and ads, among other things, he asserts. Assuming that ever creative political pros will always find--or make--a hole in the dike through which more money can pour, some argue that trying to limit contributions isn't the best approach. Yale...
...proponent of the garish. The Kors aesthetic is one of beguiling luxury, and his Celine line--with its dramatic but unfussy suits, plush cashmere turtleneck sweaters, buttery leather coats and simply cut beaded gowns--is meant for the woman more than pleased with her mutual-fund performance but not about to make a big show of it. And not about to take off for Pluto anytime soon either. WHEN In stores...
...Extradition is expected to take several months. Meanwhile, government prosecutors will continue working to map the complex series of maneuvers that allowed a failed fund manager, barred from trading by the SEC, to take in millions by managing the assets of small southern insurance companies. Gathering evidence won't be easy: Authorities were first alerted to Frankel's disappearance by firefighters summoned to his $3 million Greenwich home. There they found a burning file cabinet and two fireplaces filled with flaming documents. Frankel's paper trail, which included one note reading "launder money," also included personalized astrological charts answering such...