Word: heir
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...last year Jordanians could not tell you much about the man who is now their King, it was because his ascent to the throne was such a surprise. The eldest son of the late King Hussein was a career military officer, the longtime heir apparent being Hussein's younger brother Hassan. But in the span of two dramatic weeks exactly one year ago, Hussein sacked Hassan, named Abdullah the new heir, suffered a cancer relapse and died. Many Jordanians feared that their small country would not survive without "the father." But now Abdullah is leading his kingdom into...
...than give taxpayers a break. At a debate in Durham, N.H., Bush resurrected his father's broken promise of "no new taxes" and went him one better, pledging that as President he will deliver "tax cuts, so help me God." By casting himself as a supply-side, tax-cutting heir to Ronald Reagan, the Governor is placing his faith in the idea that Republican voters are still clamoring for tax cuts, even in this period of sustained prosperity. "Our current President has done a good job saying you can't have tax cuts without jeopardizing Social Security," Bush told...
...that's the way it is," Walter Cronkite used to sign off the CBS Evening News. On New Year's Eve in Times Square, his heir Dan Rather might have closed, "And that's the way it appears to be, thanks to the magic of computer imaging." But he didn't. Nor did CBS say it had digitally inserted a virtual logo in the neon adscape behind him, obliterating an existing sign for NBC. In fact, it turns out CBS has used digital image-insertion technology ever since launching the Early Show in November, to plaster that program's logo...
...doing what he was told rather than by distinguishing himself. He?s awkward in public and extremely reluctant to talk to the media. And he studiously maintained a low profile until last August, when he seemed to appear from nowhere to be named Yeltsin?s heir...
RECOVERING. CROWN PRINCESS MASAKO, 36, of Japan's imperial family; following surgery after a miscarriage; in Tokyo. The announcement last month of the Princess's pregnancy, which could have resulted in the first direct heir to the throne since 1965, inspired a national media frenzy...